As casual as the general may have seemed, he was a very smart man. He had quickly taken control of the base and gotten it ready for the invasion of so...diers that soon followed.Where the US had come up with so many qualified pilots was a mystery to Richard. Nevertheless, over half the copters were manned and crewed by qualified people. Supplies were being flown in daily, even trucks started to roll in with a confusing amount of food, fuel, and other supplies needed to run a military base the. I just shrugged my shoulders and went about my work. After work, I walked the 2 blocks to the hotel where Rene’ worked. I walked in and saw her and her face lit up as I walked over. I smiled and asked how was her day. She told me she was good and that dinner would be soon.I told her I couldn’t pay, that’s when the Hotel owner came up behind me and told me that for my work, helping Rene’, dinner for the week was on him. Then he called me aside, as Rene’ went to the kitchen. He told me never to. My father, the useless smoker, was away this time, on some official tour. My sister being married was not at home. I had gone with my mother to the market yesterday in the evening to collect various items for the auspicious day. In fact, I had gone with my mother to the market. We went to a garment store there and my mother also bought some long vests of light red color. She bought them in a way so that I could not see her shopping her private inner clothes. But I was watching and casting. It was clear who would be in charge of this date. We went to the show first, and I really liked it. It was campy and goofy, but fun! Cynthia held my hand at the scary parts, and at other parts she rested her hand on my knee, not groping, just touching.After the show, Cynthia took me to a local restaurant where lots of kids from our school hung out. She was clearly showing off that she was out on a date with me. It caused a little stir, but not too much; by this time, people expected shocking.