And it hurt.And perhaps, just perhaps, it was the hurt that gave him theresolve to act the part that was demanded of him. Led him toconstruct a make-b...lieve belief to shield the lie.And so that later at the meeting of the Book Club he was allsweetness and light as far as Simon was concerned, and that sameevening, and indeed in the days to come before the ball, heconscientiously applied himself to a meticulous and conscientiousexamination with Anne and Emma of the problems surrounding hisescape.. ’ I smiled. ‘It’s going to probably be another fifteen before she’ll be able to. I have to wait for one of the other nurses to come back before I can release her into your care.’ She smiled. ‘Okay well I can just grab a coffee in the cafeteria for a few to keep out of the way. Thanks.’ I said and turned to walk down the hallway and saw her in a room through a crack in the door. She was bent over a patient talking to them with a smile on her face. I looked at my watch and headed to the cafeteria. Rajan went to the kitchen, got the glasses. I poured the drinks in the glasses, lit up the cigarette. Rajan as usual finished it at one go, mom couldn’t take a sip, she said it burns. I told mom to gulp it without tasting it, she went on. After few pegs i stopped everyone so that we stay in our senses and remember everything about this night. I had fixed 2 handicams in the room for recording our full wedding night activities.Now, was the time to undress mom, We made her stand on one side of the. ”“Gomoro? But he seems an unlikely man for the post of Chief.”“That is the past. I am looking at the future. Let me explain.”The chief elder spread his hands in an encouraging way, to indicate, ‘tell me’.“You know that in addition to being a Chief, I am also a Shaman, right?”“Right.”“One special ability I have is healing. I can pass on a healing ability to a few chosen others, and in some cases they will be able to pass it on to certain others within their family group. I have offered this.