" But we don't have anything else!" Jo protested."No," the policeman agreed, "but you need a haircut." Hey, surely you can make an exception!" Pablo e...claimed."No, the code says no long hair, American boat girls go swimming and get dragged down by their waterlogged long hair all the time and drown," The sergeant insisted, "It is a health and safety precaution, or are you just pretending to be boat girls,?" There is ten years in prison for Americans entering Cuban territory illegally," the. Besides the broken ribs and collar bone, he had a lot of damage inside. I couldn't get all the details, but I think it had something to do with his kidneys and spleen. You didn't do his gonads any good either. He has to eat with a straw and something is wrong with one of his eyes." I guess I lost my temper." It seems that way." I think I need to talk to the kids. Can you bring them the next time you come up?" I don't see why not."After Louie left I made a list of things that I felt needed to be. " It's okay, Heather.'"No, it isn't. You're right, I have been neglecting you, Diane. I'm really, really sorry about that."Diane managed a smile, twisting the cord around her finger. "Really, it's okay," she said in a softer voice."Listen, you doing anything today? If not, why don't we go out somewhere? Just find some place to hang out and talk, okay?" Sure! Sure, I'd love that." I need to get my mind off things..." You mean like the school nurse?"A sigh. "Yeah. Especially that."Diane debated. No, he and the local band of self-righteous fools did. That was one of the many reasons she decided to go to school in America. To get away from all the childish hatred. It was so counterproductive!The pointless hatred drove her nuts. She could see that Josh had reservations about her. She suspected, however, that they were similar to the reservations she had about him. That is, that his parents wouldn’t accept her for what she was, and would see her only as a Palestinian- and not as a person..