She was trying. She had ... sensations, which she could almost place, but everything kept slipping away. She remembered being like this once, when she...had a fever. She had been in bed for days, mind unconnected with either body or reality. Was she sick? Was she dead? Was she..."Stupid fucking... !"The cursing floated out of the open cabin door into the hallway just as Amanda was passing, and with a laugh the girl stopped and popped her head in."What up?"Hanna interrupted her stream of profanity. ’ He bowed his head. ‘I did warn you. She can get under your skin’ ‘I know. The one thing I have left to try is to add her to my story file.’ He sighed. ‘What are you talking about?’ ‘I have a small file of writings about women I’ve fallen for, usually without them knowing. It provides a sort of alternative universe, where ‘happy ever after’ lives.’ ‘What sort of writing?’ The Captain asked darkly. ‘Oh! Nothing like that, just romantic stories, or in some cases a sort of open letter, just so. And by mistake priya’s mother got her finger cut so they sent me to get it from the chemist just a few steps away from the hotel so priya also came with me when we reached outside and I was entering the shop priya held my hand and slowly whispered in my ear. She said this is perfect time don’t you think we should get some condoms. I got happy and excited to listen to this. So first she went in and got band aids and then I went in and asked for condoms he looked at me but did not say anything. "Chuck wasn't buying it. "Come on Mark. You went to the same place. Did the same things. Who was she with? Are you telling me you abandoned her? Did you and your date go off and leave her alone with some boy?" Chuck was getting mad now."Dad! Chill out! No. I mean of course not. OK. Let me think. Um... OK maybe it was Randy Stokes? Why Dad? What's wrong?" Mark was looking at him queerly."Stokes!" Chuck said under his breath. "Randy Stokes. Who is he? Where does he live? What's he look like?".