But achanak mein sahar uthi aur chok kar aankh kholi. Usne ek ungali gand me dal diya tha. Meine use chillaya ” ye kya kar raha hai tu. Akal ni hai ...ya” to usne kaha dhote dhote galti se fisal kar chali gayi. Aa tujhe salwar pahna du.2 -3 din to meine bina nahaye hi nikal diye ye sochkar ki bhai ke samne nangi hone se acha hai nahao hi mat. But ab mujhe ajeeb lagne laga tha bina nahaye. To meine bhai se boli ki mujhe nahla de. Uski aankh me alag hi chamak dikh rahi thi. Mujhe samjhne me der ni. “Dag! I didn’t expect you to be out of the hospital so soon. Please accept my sympathies,” Arnie said. He stood and offered his hand, expressing surprise when I slapped my security badge into it, my burned and bandaged hand stinging with the impact.“We were just talking about setting up a fund for the little girl,” Darlene said. “I’m so sorry for your loss, Dag.” I stared daggers at her.“You don’t even count anymore,” I rasped. I had almost no voice left. Smoke inhalation. Screaming. Sobbing.. Greg came over and sat next to me and said, “Maybe we should put the little guy to bed.”I nodded and started to wake Billy up. Greg shushed me, got up and picked Billy up in his arms and headed toward the cabin. I got up and folded my camp chair and followed Greg. I set my camp chair down on the porch and opened the door for Greg. We went to the boy’s room and I pulled back the covers on Billy’s bunk and Greg laid him down. I took off his sneakers and shorts and covered him up. The poor guy was. ”I smiled and ripped it open and almost passed out as I realized she had gotten me the leather motorcycle jacket I thought I’d never get because it cost so much. “Mom! How could you afford this!?”“It wasn’t just me honey. Your grandma pitched in because she couldn’t think of what else to buy you. So I think when you get home tonight you owe her a phone call.” She said and smiled. “Now this is the last gift but it’s from your aunt Suzie.” She said as she handed me a box the size of a bracelet.