.ami bhay pai ‘keno Jethu ki habe aai to thik..aacche aar beshi gele tomar bara amar gud faithiye debe..’..’dhur pagli..ami aar dhokabo na..kint... jetuku bhitare achhe seta jate bhalo bhabe gud take chodate pare tai bolchhi..achha thik achhe ami puro tai baire anchhi..abar puro ta tei..laga..aar ami aktu mai ta chuse ni…’Jethu aktane bara ta baire niye alo…amar mane holo phas kare amar gud theke sabda holo…Jethu mai chuse ,,akhon ..bota agul diye ghorachhe..aar ami bhalo kare puro baray tel. “She wants, no… she needs sex. She’s eighteen Dave and still a virgin, the girl needs a man and I want to protect her from making a real bad mistake, that thing with her teacher was a warning sign.” This was something of an odd conversation to be having with her mother. “How can I help?” again sounding really stupid. Jill hung her arms around my neck and closed in on me. “I want you to bed her Dave.” I let her words sink in a little and tried to sound surprised or even affronted instead of. She named him Sam. That's me. I didn't know she was dying until near the end. She didn't really suffer more than the homeless people she helped, but she hated pity. My mother didn't lie to me about it. She just never out and said, 'the calcium in my bones is evaporating.'My mother is a lesbian. She and the doctor used to make out on the sofa bed in our rent controlled in-law, but that was before she began losing her breath at odd moments. I suspect their political differences about the military. He kept sniffing around, trying to find what he could sense was right there. Janet patted him lightly. "I'm sorry we can't do much with him, but if there is a next time..."Before we left the apartment, I held her in my arms and told her I would always love her. She cried, said she loved me too, and our final kisses were wet with our tears.We went over to her place to face the music together. I tried to take all the blame; we apologized profusely, but neither Dad nor Louise seemed upset at all..