Then I asked Ankita’s friend to bring her to CCD and we will meet there. I went there half and hour early and was eagerly waiting for her. Then Anki...a and her friend came and I greeted them and she introduced me to her. We were talking there and I texted her friend to make an excuse and leave us. She did and went. Now we were talking, and asked about her life and if she is single. She said yes and told she didn’t wanna be in a relationship now. She asked me the same. I told her about my breakup. "Not looking good. Parker said I was banned from all activities." For how long?" I think forever."Tami looked like somebody had just run over her puppy. "It's my fault." Don't be stupid," Robbie said before I could. "You didn't make Tony put your essay in the paper. You didn't even know." But if I hadn't written it?" And who talked you into that? Besides, Mr. Calloway posted the list for varsity today, and Tony was on it, even though he missed today's tryout." I was?" I said in surprise."Yep,. That the last time you set eyes onher, she was very, very young. That her long-lost uncle is avery successful businessman who works in Asia. And that if sheis 'mature' enough, you'll take her with you when you go back toAsia."The exec's eyes were fixed on the feminine figure primping on themonitor. "It'll be wonderful to take her over there. The lifeof an expatriate is a lonely one and as I mentioned, the AIDSepidemic is getting quite virulent. It was obvious to me someeight months ago. “Looks good,” Tanner said.He should think so, he designed it. We wandered around the yard, checking out the holes where the landscape contractor was going to build the waterfall and pond. It’s a different contractor from the pool people; they just specialize in pools. I was a little curious how much Tanner had ‘gifted’ us by designing it with no fee. I know that kind of work is expensive. The pool, kid-barrier, pond, waterfall, and landscaping was going to cost us over thirty-five-thousand. I.