My apartment is downtown, near my office, but I prefer running in the suburbs. My city is pretty small so it’s only 5 minutes or so until the buildi...gs shrink and I can turn on to back streets lined with trees, houses on big plots set back from the road. The air is fairly cool right now, but there is a promise of heat in the clear skies and bright sunshine. At this time of year the city often sees the high 80s plus the humidity, so I’m glad to be out before the temperature rises too much. My. He asked me my name. For a moment I forgot what it was, but when I regained my cool I told him it was “Noor” This time a smile appeared on his face : “no wonder you have a certain glow in you!” . He knew what my name meant? The name “noor” means light in Arabic. My dad, who was Lebanese gave it to me just before he died. My mom told me once that he thought I would be the “sunshine” of his life, his hope . I have always loved my name, and this guy in front of me knows already why! He then. I reluctantly put on the dark pinkSaturday panties and some cutoffs, grabbed my key and headed outside.The manager was at the other end of the building, but he waved andsmiled. I wondered what would happen when he told my mom he had seenher daughter on Friday, but didn't worry about it. I decided I'd take awalk through the woods behind the complex. Up ahead I saw a couple ofboys dorking around, playing cops and robbers or something. I veeredoff on a path to avoid them and was walking. Me: Yeah, dude. I can’t take my eyes off her.Larry: I know, right! Uncle Jim is so lucky.While we were having this conversation, Selena was noticing that we both were looking at her. She occasionally smiled at us. Then everyone sat down for dinner. The meal was tasty, and everyone enjoyed it. It was a long dinner with lots of conversations and laughter.After dinner, we all sat down in the living room. That’s when my uncles took out the liquor bottle and began to drink. Mom told uncle Jim to not.