" My name is Starla." That's a pretty name." I knew where this was headed, I went through it twenty times a night."Thank you, I picked it out myself. ...t's not my real name." You don't say," I said."Yeah, it's my stage name. I'm a dancer. My real name is Sarah." It's a sincere pleasure to meet you Sarah," I said in a voice as non-patronizing as I could manage. "Where do you live?"She squinted and shook her head, "In the ... on the ... river ... drive" On the River Drive?"She nodded."Banana River. The area was full of greenery and it was very mesmerizing. By the time we reached there it was already afternoon about 3 pm.So we got our stuff and went to the reception to get our room keys. As Ravi was filling out the formalities, I noticed that the manager was scanning his eyes over my body, so was the receptionist.The manager was sitting on the sofa in the reception area, while the receptionist was assisting Ravi filling the formalities. Since I felt uncomfortable, I went out to check the. How long do you want the room for?’ ‘I’m not really sure. Probably only a couple of hours.’ The clerk laughed and said ‘Oh ok. Just looking to get your rocks off and move on , huh?’ He looked outside to the car and said ‘Like em old I see.’ and he laughed again. Laughed so hard he started to cough. Danny got angry. ‘That’s my grandmother! She spilled something on her in the car and just need some place to shower and change!’ ‘Calm down boy. I didn’t mean to insult you and grandma. Tell you. It took several minutes standing in the hot water before G2 stopped shaking enough to hold onto the bar of lye soap and scrub it on his body. It stung a little, but he knew it would kill the bugs that had infested his hair and skin. The General was fussy about cleanliness. G2’s last suit of clothes had come from the General’s closet. No doubt she would cut his hair off before nightfall. It would be cooler for the summer that way. Being clean and in clean clothes, the General would send him out.