The new materialswere a contrast to the aged weatherbeaten stone of the houses in thenearby villages.In the shelter of a rock it was pleasantly warm a...d I lay back againstit to have rest out of the wind. I must have fallen asleep but I wokewith a start at a whine from Martha. I opened my eyes to see I was notalone.A young woman was looking down at me, a look of concern on her prettyface that changed to relief when she saw me stir. Like me, she wasdressed for outdoors. "I wondered about you. You. “I heard what happened to your locker,” he said. “I guess you think it might have been me.”“No,” I replied.“Look, I was a bit of an ass last night and I owe you an apology. I’ve been in and out of the team all year but I’ve been training hard recently and I thought I deserved to be selected. Coach Budd read me the riot act and showed me our comparative results in all the races we’ve competed in together. You’ve always beaten me. And he also said that your extra stamina will be vital on Sunday. I was surprised to see Halle, Rita and Jessup in the crowd that was drinking coffee and eating bagels, waiting for the theater to open. Right at ten a.m. the doors opened. Ari’s agency had a small thirty-person theater for the screening of a movie. I sat in the second row, between Chubby and Caryn.As the lights went down, I saw the theater was full. It looked like Ari’s people had been invited to join us. It was my understanding that this was the first showing of the film outside the studio.I. The art lay in the choice of glass and how you laid the grain. Simple choices in my mind, more difficult for others. I got lost in the work that some would find tedious. Tinning the copper foil with solder is not everyone’s cup of tea. I found it soothing and the image of what I was creating always urging me forward. My brain would wonder and contemplate life. It also allowed me to forget that which should be forgotten. It was my meditation. Her kiss on the back of my neck was a good sign I was.