”Minna didn’t smile. Now when I thought about it she didn’t smile that often; most often she smiled while playing with Oona and a few times I ha... seen a smile on her face when she didn’t notice that I could see her in a mirror or a window reflection. Normally she was quite a serious girl and I had gotten some hints that her life hadn’t always been that easy.I was just wondering how to put things into words without putting my foot into my mouth again when my phone rang. No caller id.“Mikael. She was captivating, young and confident, the way she presentedherself, her slender hips swaying in her satin flared mini skirt, thetwitch of her calf muscles in the patent stilettos, the gestures, theimpeccable nails, flowing blonde hair down her back, the slight bounceto her boobs, everything was perfect.Whilst the rest of the party continued getting hammered, whooping andlaughing at the acts, a succession of vivacious girls lip-synching withgusto, all you wanted to see was the waitress.. Mike!” Mrs. Stenn joyfully exclaimed. “I don’t think I’ve ever had such beautiful nude models in any of my studios, welcome! Come, sit down here until class starts.”“Thank you and good afternoon to you, Mrs. Stenn,” Tempe replied as she held my hand. She then asked, “Mrs. S, would you be willing to do a little body painting before school starts on Wednesday? We obviously can’t wear costumes but Mr. Williamson said as long as our privates and butts are exposed, we could have any costume we could. I was surprised at the damage that had been inflicted on many parts of the city. But I was impressed with how many businesses kept going, and how children who had not been evacuated were still getting up and going to school despite losing sleep in the air raids of the previous night. But I was even more surprised, at the morale of the Londoners themselves. Every night they crowded into air raid shelters, or into underground stations and amused themselves with sing-songs and games of housey-.