Suzie would have liked the way they looked.The drive to the cemetery was quiet. No one had meaningful words to say, each one experiencing their own fo...m of grief.The gravesite was crowded. Bear, Sheila, Little John, Steven, Juice, George, and Harriet from the gym; along with the crew of gym buddies that knew and loved Stretch.Bear and Little John both stood by my side during the service. I saw the preacher’s lips moving but it was like I put the remote control volume on mute. There was nothing. One day I went to local park & saw him with a brown puppy,I must say I love dogs o much,I went straight to him… he was thrilled see me approaching to him. Pointing to puppy i asked if it’s his… his expressions were quite blank..after some seconds later he nodded hesitatingly. He replied he got it as a Christmas day present.I asked may I hold it .. he nodded vigorously in big yeah like without thinking. His fingers touched my arms when he softly handed it over and his cheeks went red. I cuddled. Her breath caught. Her legs were rubbery and she couldn’t speak. Though her mind was ordering her to put an end to what was happening, her body had other ideas. Her legs parted. The young man’s hand slid between her them and continued to thrill her. ‘Jesus!’ Bobby thought. Fires of passion blazed in him as his hand glided over the woman’s silken thighs. This couldn’t be happening! He brushed the place where her legs and body joined and was surprised to discover he could feel wetness through her. Then the conversation went about how her daughter was born, she likes and dislikes and slowly shifted to her husband. When I asked about her husband she said theirs were a love-arranged marriage and that she loves him too much. Slowly she started to talk about him and eventually ended up saying sometimes, she misses him and feels lonely without a man presence. I comforted her saying that if she needs someone, I’d be there few houses away. She replied I can’t be there for everything for which I.