All he wanted to do was talk to Michael and find out what was the matter between him and wife, Caroline. Instead he had made it worse. So much for bec...ming a diplomat! The most important thing was to explain this to Caroline and then try and fix it. ‘That didn’t go so well, did it?’ Jack was startled by Caroline’s voice as he didn’t hear her enter the room. ‘I heard everything through the door.’ ‘I’m sorry I made a mess of things,’ Jack trying to apologize. ‘I don’t think you made things worse.. Back in college David was a good friend of mine, he was always full of jokes and his eyes sparkled with secrets. But I often wondered at the insecurity that his jokes were meant to cover. David’s Asian features were rather feminine and accentuated by his long raven hair that flowed around his soft features. One day David sat down to have a talk with me. He took my hand gently in his, and a look of insecurity and even fear came about his features. “Christa,” he said, “I have something to tell. I froze then stepped to the side so he didn't see me. Being nosey I decided to ring the doorbell to see if he was alright. I rang the bell and after a short time he appeared at the door wearing just a pair of shorts. This wasn't weird to me because I have seen him at the pool many times. He invited me in. As we sat talking I just couldn't not say something about what I saw just because it could have been a young person instead of me that saw what I saw.I said " Doug I'm sorry I have to say this. Electricity was off here and there all over the place and the police simply didn’t have the manpower to spare officers to direct traffic. Even after calling in every available officer, they had more reports of looting and people panicking in the streets than they could deal with. The looters were the worst: convinced that the end of the world was here, people looted grocery and convenience stores for food, in many cases sweeping the shelves bare. The food looters were also the most frightened,.