Suddenly it got very bright and Tracy wasn't on top of me anymore but dang that hurt, and I was moving, and then I wasn't, but I was looking up at a r...ally pretty blue sky and then someone was looking down at me and he was saying something but it didn't really make any sound and then it was dark again.When it was light again, I was inside. Something beeped, and people were talking somewhere but --beep-- I couldn't really tell what they were saying. And my dad was --beep-- there, sitting in a. Kincaid filled out two slips and holding one up for all to see that it was Lieutenant Steiger’s name before he dropped it into the box. The other slip of paper also had Steiger’s name on it, but no one saw that one. The chief knew, as did every one else in the unit, about the ‘Dear John’ letter. Things like that are impossible to keep secret amongst men that live and fight together in the military. He figured that his lieutenant had two shots out of a hundred to winning the prize. Little did he. I appreciated his humour. He told me not to bother for preparing dinner tonight and told that he is taking me to dinner in a hotel. I did not know what to say and kept the receiver. Nevertheless I was ready much before he was expected back home. I wore the same light yellow net saree. The blouse was highly revealing but I wanted to enjoy how Shashi would react and feel.Shashi returned home by half past seven. He freshened up and I gave him tea. He too got dressed wearing a red Tee shirt and. See you next time,” putting out her hand. Brian shook Susan’s soft hand, and opened the door to get out of the car. Standing on the sidewalk, he closed the door and moments later, the silver station wagon had pulled away. Brian looked at the V70, with the yellow ‘Student Driver’ sticker on the tailgate, knowing the next six days were going to be filled with anticipation.* * *His old computer didn’t go very fast, and his dial-up connection to the Internet didn’t help, but Brian had to know.