What about the kids, are they going with you as usual?" Not this time. Neither the kids nor mom and I'll take the train instead of driving alone."I wa... bit surprised because our two kids and their two cousins liked each other very much and were sometimes used as reasons for the visits. I said, "The kids will be very disappointed if you are going without them." Yes I know, but their cousins will not be at home because Kenneth is taking them for a hike they've been looking forward to. Marie. She lay her head down carefully on my shoulder and hugged astight as she dared. The embrace caused further pain in my abdomen, butI hardly noticed. I was exhausted and still woozy from the drugs in mysystem, and began to drift off in her arms.Monday, Dec. 14When I woke to bright sunlight streaming in the window, I was vaguelyaware of having drifted near consciousness several times during thenight. Most of those times, I fell back into sleep almost immediately,but once it took time for my. Quietly but sternly he told me such a thing had never crossed his mind. He strolled over to the window, crossed his arms, and bent his head. I walked up behind him and placed my head on his shoulder. With tears forming in my eyes, I softly murmured, I just want whats best for you. He pulled me under his arm, stroked my hair and said, I know. I pulled myself closer to him and buried my head into his broad chest. I tried my best to refrain but eventually I couldnt hold back anymore. My eyes. My maternal grandmother, Ah Po had already gone to bed so she wasn't there to greet us. After settling into the guest room for the night, we all went to bed.The next morning, Ah Kong woke up early to go tend to his garden. My grandparents lived in an old house with a wide plot of land. The house was rather ancient with wooden partitions as walls in some parts of the house. The garden was huge, and Ah Kong planted all kinds of vegetables and fruit trees which he harvested regularly.When my.