About 18 he was around 30... they were nice an we ended up spending most of the holiday with them.. hols came to an end we swapped numbers etc as you ...o and we went our separate ways...my ex kept in touch with Sally and arrangements were made for them to come up for the weekend... my ex was still living at her mams at this points so they would be staying there...anyway they arrive and we have a nice quiet evening, meal few drinks early to bed etc... next day we show them the sights of liverpool. Thank you."After this statement was read, in a supportive tone I must say, ALL eyeswere upon me, some in utter surprise and bewilderment. There was, ofcourse, dead silence. At least for a while. Then, starting with my museJessica Eiger, a few of the girls waved to me or said, "hi, Beth". I wasso completely embarrassed that I was red in the face and shaking. But Idid manage to wave back at a few folks.As the period was ending, I started to relax a bit and think that maybe,just maybe, I could. I greeted them and they introduced themselves as Dave and Chris. I had been watching them the whole day and questioning them about the pros and cons of paddle ski’s, they invited me to a nearby surf shop where I perused all the different paddle ski’s available. They left soon after exchanging contact details and with promises of free coaching lessons leaving me with the shop assistant to help me select a paddle ski and all the paraphernalia needed to get me going. I could barely sleep that. The odd nearby explosions shook the hotel as Frank and I played chess in a quiet corner of the busy room. I had to force my eyes away from the floor-to-ceiling window that the night sky shone a crimson red that was often blotted out by grey-black smoke. Even the room began to take on the acrid smell of burning wood and sulphur.It was Frank who casually interrogated me on the events with scrawny colonel. I was eagerly anticipating divulging all first-hand accounts to the colonel himself and.