But he still had to find a way out the god damn Amazon. He slowly came back to the thicker mid section of the tree, looking for a fork of branches tha... he could lie on. He did. He lied down and looked up at the fading sky (what he could make out through the leaves). He needed a good rest for his long trek tomorrow towards the river. There he could try to make a raft and go downstream. He planned for a good two hours before he finally left his energy strained body to sleep. He woke the next day. “«Добрый день, Люся Алексеевна! Войдите!» I replied. (“Good afternoon, Lyusya Alekseyevna. Come in!”)She rolled her eyes and I kissed her Russian style. She made a face, then kissed me on the lips.“You do realize you’re more of a Russophile than most people living in Moscow these days, right?” she asked.I chuckled, “I have no doubt. Lunch is almost ready and Tanya and her family will be here anytime now. We have you in the guest room downstairs.”“Cool. I’ll go put my bag downstairs, then come. Maybe they could slip outto the movies without Sara recognizing her.As they were walking out at the end of the movie...her greatest fear wasrealized, but not in the manner she was expecting."Sam!" Nicole heard Sara shout."How do you know Sara?" Nicole whispered."She's my cousin," Sam said.Nicole could not have been more shocked. Their chance for a great escapewas gone."Hey Sam, I want you to meet Dan!" Sara said. She didn't recognize Nicoleat first."Aren't you going to introduce me to your. I began explaining to the lounging black teen how the house worked, that he'd have the chance to 'reform'. He seemed dismissive, rocking back and forth on the chair just enough to strain the metal and loosen the back. As well as slowly breaking the chair, his arms stretched out and back as he rocked, making his chest thrust up and giving me a glimpse of his hairy armpit, glistening from exertion. It was all deliberate and manipulative - slowly breaking me by catching me out, as surely as he.