I don’t think so.’ ‘Does he know?’ ‘No. I haven’t said anything.’ ‘Then we had better go and see him, and let him know that he is gett...ng married soon.’ Mavis looked at me strangely. ‘You will see him?’ ‘Yes. Just so he knows he doesn’t have a choice in the matter.’ Mavis burst into tears again crying. ‘Oh God. It should have been you. I knew you wanted to, I should have let you. Oh what have I done?’ I knew full well what she had done and so did she. I knew exactly when she confessed to her. If you don't, you make your own way home, & Cindy has to make the money!" But how?" you plead" I don't give a fuck. Mouth, arse, hand, up to you. We’ll be parked over the road, watching how you get on."Mitko drags you unceremoniously from the car, & you stand there feeling incredibly vulnerable, the cold air cooling your genitals. We park a discreet distance away, watching you pace uneasily back & forth.Soon an old customized Holden rounds the corner. Slowing, the window goes down, & one of. Once, she was using the same set of dumbbells I needed for my exercise. As soon as she was done with it and was handing them over to me, I said,”I wish I could work out with the same dedication as you. Maybe I would see better results”.She gave a light smile and thanked me for the compliment. Seizing the opportunity to make a little small talk, I immediately asked her how she managed to work out so hard even after the awful music they played at the Gym. Now, that smile got bigger and we chatted. You really didn’t have to call.’ She added. John sighed, ‘Yes I did. I would have stopped by, but I didn’t want to intrude. Listen, I’m here and I can assure you things will be better when you return. Call me if you ever need to talk. I hope we can be friends Petra. I want you to know that you can count on me.’ Petra was silent. ‘I’m sorry. I don’t mean to make you uncomfortable. It’s just that I know how you felt. My grandfather founded this company and my father ran it. My brother was.