Well, I could feel some tension masking the conversation between me and her hubby when we converse.He was relaxed in talk with me if his wife isn\’t...around and he takes the extra attitude of character in the talk when she is around.I could not help but notice the contrast in talk and he understood I sensed it and he was embarrassed a bit when I smiled during one such occasion. Next working day, as I walked to my bus point from hostel, I saw him returning on a bike probably after dropping my. There were no cell phones yet. The call was a no heat from my “good friend” the “Candy Lady” and the old man at the oil heat office was demanding service as soon as possible. “He’s a big shot lawyer downtown. We have had his parents for years. We have to get them heat tonight. She’s home alone. She doesn’t know how to use the reset button.”I was dirty and tired. But I wanted to make sure my “good friend” was okay for the cold night and I turned around. Back to the city, down the shores of the. It is NOT like a normal neighborhood. Although some people have self-selected their membership in The Circle, we all have made sure they fit in and that they remain happy with their decision to be there." Has anyone ever left?" One, but she came back. Another out on the west coast got married, but she might still be considered a member, although she hasn't been back east since her wedding. That's unusual because of the geography."Willow paused and then asked, "Why were you asking, general. It was only about ten o’clock but the downstairs was in darkness and cracks of light ran around the blackout curtains in my parents’ room. I sneaked a bit of my Dad’s Johnnie Walker and sat in the lounge in the dark. There was creaking from the floorboards above and the dreadful thought entered my head that my Mum and Dad might be having a bonk for old times’ sake. It was enough to turn my stomach and I decided to go to bed. My room wasat the other end of the house, on the upper floor of an.