On the way back, I heard a yell and turned to see a man beating a young woman. I could not let that happen, my upbringing I guess. I had learned enoug... of the native language to be able to tell the man to stop. He said, "I will take this woman if I desire her." Is she yours?" I asked."NO," the girl yelled, "I am unwed." Let her be," I told him.He threw her down and spun and stabbed at me with a flint knife. I moved to block the thrust and was stabbed through the left forearm. It hurt like hell.. Leah is on the floor next to my bed, she is clean and smelling sweet again. I sit on the bed in front of her and say, “Lil one, come sit with me, “ patting the bed. She jumps up and flops down right beside me, she is so cute. “Leah, what did you learn tonight?” She looks at me, with her pretty eyes shining, and says, “I learned to leave my feelings behind, you are the one that is to be pleased, if it is not me, then I will be there to help with anyone you choose. I found out that watching you. Miss Carter will lead the class today."The things she noticed about the class had nothing to do with the subject under discussion. She saw Donny nodding off. She saw Kinesha and Katrina exchange notes. Hector spent a lot of time looking out of the window. Ramona and Haley doodled. And all the boys, when they looked at her at all, seemed to focus below her neck.When the final bell rang Cecelia thought she had utterly failed at her first attempt to teach a class. It was easily the worst six hours. The wife checks in and I tell she is at the corner several minutes away so I take another look and see that from several houses away the heavy fog has moistened her hair and her shirt outlining her shoulders and trim body I remember from our coffee house chat. I peek out the window and she pauses for a moment at the stairs then a minute later a knock, the wife answers and brings her inside and shake her hand and she introduces herself as Mitch. The wife asks if she brought more clothes and she.