.. did a little while ago," he said clearly confused by her modesty.Linda sighed, realizing that she was being very inconsistent at best. "I'm sorry ..... I mean ... I ... we ... it is hard for me." I know and I'm sorry, Mom," he said seriously. "You don't hate me, do you?"Linda said, "Of course not." But ... I ... I took ... advantage of you," he said, clearly distressed now."No, Andy, you didn't. What happened was ... was mutual. We can discuss it later," Linda said, not wanting to have this. One turns to the other and says, in the tribal tongue, “I wish I knew why the Council set Mack on us as a boss?”He stops and says, “It’s rude to speak a language others don’t know while with them. They chose me as they know I won’t take shit from anyone; not you, not the teachers, not the police, not the government. Got it?” She looks scared while she nods yes because she’d no idea he knew the tribe’s language. He adds, in the tribal tongue, “You’ve no idea of what I know or why.” The members. ”I kissed her again and went inside. I was really tired, and I decided to go right to bed. As I lay down, I wondered how Jennifer was doing on her drive across the country. I probably wouldn’t hear from her until Tuesday. As I fell asleep, I realized I wasn’t as bothered by her absence as I thought I was going to be. As my consciousness faded, I wasn’t sure what to think of that.I woke at my usual time on Sunday morning. The naps on Saturday had helped me recover from my all-night marathon with. "Yes, is everything alright?" That's a lovely dress. I used to have one just like it. That was fiftyyears ago though. Where did you get it." Oh my aunt died and she had a cupboard full of vintage clothes. Ithought they were too nice to throw away." Well it looks beautiful on you dear." Next please."Michelle turned and said goodbye to the old lady and started packing hershopping into her flowery bag. She paid and felt a surge of pride. Shehad spoke to a woman and she never thought she was.