Jim pulled out his cell phone and dialed his wife. He let her know to expect a guest. When he hung up, he turned to Greg and said, “She’s expectin... you.”“Okay,” Greg replied wondering what that meant. He wouldn’t have called his wife to let her know that he was having a surprise visitor. Of course, he didn’t have the nerve to have someone drop by without lots of warning. She would blow a gasket.A few minutes later, Jim pulled into the driveway. Greg knew this was the smallest house in the. Never talking about all that he experienced, the memories were attached to him as if they were a second, raw, red, bleeding and painful to the touch skin. Reliving them in his nightly nightmares were bad enough and he’d have those horrible visions for the rest of his life. Back then, just before he retired, he was on leave for some much needed R & R to get his head back on straight after being wounded again in a battle that killed all of his men but him. Questioning why he was the only one to. And the welling up of pride I experienced as I looked at her, pounding away at the sand, I finally understood, my mentors had most likely felt from me. To say that it was humbling would have been a gross understatement.I shook myself from my musings, as I realized mid-day was approaching. Calling a halt to my charges’ efforts, I allowed them a brief rest. “Drink.” I said softly, as I watched the gratitude spread across their faces. “And prepare. Your next lesson starts soon.”Again, I stood in. Sheparticularly hated this dress as when she last wore it, Joe had pulledthe skirt up in front of a crowd of boys at Sunday school. She hadnever been so humiliated in her life and began plotting her revenge onthat very day. When Joe had the dress on, she buttoned the pearlybuttons in the back and tied the wide sash into a pretty bow."Now put your shoes on, Jill" Sam demanded."Who is Jill?" You are. I've decided that your new name is Jill and that is what youwill be called whenever you are.