On a Friday I would take my team for a drink in the local caf? to bondand speak about any problems anyone had at work. That way people felthappier to ...alk than they would in the shop.I liked to ensure things were done properly and I think sometimes thismeant it was difficult for me to unwind or have fun.I remember one Wednesday Gemma came home from school and complained toher Mum and I about how the teacher had spent some time telling the classabout how some children were gay, some were lesbian. Avanum ennai muthalil kandu kola villai, naan pesa pesa avanum nandraag en udan pesa aarambithaan. En maganum kandu kola vilai, subash kai kazhuvum pozhuthu en mulaiyal avanai idithen.Nandraga vazhinthu pesinen, subasirku naan avan meethu kaama aasaiyil irupathai kanbithen, niraiya kama kathaigal padithu padithu kaiyai eppadi nagartha vendrum endru therinthathu. Avan vayathil kandipaaga ennai kaamam seiya otru kolvaan. Magan ilatha pozhuthu avanai en mulaiyaal idithen, andru amaithiaaga. " I went to the adjoining rooms of the abandoned warehouse, and tried to makesense of what was there. I had to create something, mutually degrading andfatal. There was a huge bale of razor wire. Nice start! Boat-rope metal shelfbraces, bolsters for footons or some kind of foam furniture. Yipes, I saw twohuge fluorescent tubes--they had to be four feet long. An old tricycle, wherethe hell did that come from? Mortar, plaster, all sorts of goodies. A planwas slowly beginning to take shape. Debbie. I had to start thinking about my future, and if she had a lead I would hear her out. And I needed a cold, Canadian beer. She was at the bar in a tank top, tight jeans and high-cut boots. She may have been 10 years older than me but my goodness she looked fucking hot. "I hate drinking alone", she said. "What's the occasion?" "I just needed a drink. Have some fun, you know?" She gave me a little wink, and I wanted to deny the thoughts I was having. I sincerely thought she wanted to go a round or.