Mandy had stopped at the Deli where Greg knew the owners. She came away with a picnic lunch of pre-made sandwiches and potato salad. It was all spread...out on a blanket along with plates and utensils. Jenni was playing in the rings that formed a tunnel. She would crawl as fast as she could through and then play peek-a-boo at the other end. She reluctantly came over to eat, eager to get back to more important things, like the slide and swings.They were finishing up and Mandy had just pulled out. Ajay slowly navigated to the topic of discussion involving me and Alka. I was embarrassed and noticed that Alka was looking down at her feet and not looking at any of us during the conversation. If could sense her discomfiture and was empathizing with her internally myself. That’s when I again mentioned that Alka would NOT accept this. And I was so confident of my thoughts at that time. I looked at Alka and she was still twiddling her fingers and looking at her feet. Ajay stopped me midway and. If you have a problem with any of this please find me in private and discuss it with me. We don't need rumors and gossip." I would like to meet with all of those 16 and older after you finish eating to help plan the day's activities. I would appreciate it if the older teens would watch after the younger children while we have that meeting. If you have questions I will be happy to answer them at that time. Thank you."After that I sat back down and took a long drink from my coffee cup. I had. We agreed to heal up and fight the match then. As they all filed out I sat down by the door and just sat there all night. I came very close to losing Imanja that night and I was just shocked. I sent a slave to fetch bota after bota of my savage pink paga. I drank fifteen all told. The hangover the next day was truly atrocious. The next weekend saw me at the Coliseum. I was still very nervous this being only the second battle I’d ever fought. Red Hawk took me aside in the first few minutes after.