I deduced that the only management in the building would be the ones in my department. As I slowly got in – lethargy worked inside me, as I was pret...y unhappy of coming to office on a non-work day.As I got inside our department, I saw a grin on the face of Sharmeen. As I sat down, I checked on the expressions of all. Something was off! But, I couldn't quite understand. Normally, these girls were rude to me at all times. However, something was different that day.Fahima came up to me and told me. I assembled it and sat back to admire my handiwork.Flashlight in hand, I told Alice, "I'll be right back" as I crawled toward the cave's opening in search of fuel. The heavily falling snow was busy turning the crowns of the young Aspens into an effective windscreen. Between the trunks of the saplings, I found piles of dry, windblown leaves I would use as kindling to start my fire. I cut several small branches for fuel and shaved off strips of wood and bark from one of the tree trunks with my. ”“Well yeah,” said Ann, “kind of a logical thing to do dontcha think.”“Yeah for sure. I’ve done it too, but not as much as you. I mean I’m renting at the Randall Arms. Not allowed to do all that much there, the rules you know,” I said. I’d toured the three bedroom ranch style and now we were seated together on the couch in the front room. There was a large screen TV across from them but it wasn’t on. Television was not the order of the day, evening.I had my afghan across my lap. Yeah, I was. I planted the boat anchor in the sand, so that the boat couldn’t drift away. We took our supplies through a thick line of bushes, along the public boat ramp, and another 100’ into the woods, where there was a sandy grass clearing. I spread the beach blanket and started rubbing sun block over my front and shoulders. I asked James to rub it over my back and legs, and I did the same for him. The picnic lunch was set out. While we ate, we talked some about girlfriends, boyfriends and sex, as well.