. twice. The first go-round he was stuttering. He did well on the retake.I reached over and shut off the pump. The silence was deafening.“Fools ... ...oth of us,” Jim said.“Waiting for the rumble?” I asked.“No dust cloud,” He said.“You stay here,” I said ... feeling brave. “I’ll sneak a look.”To cover my shaking, Jim started the wash pump. I thumbs-up him. It never took so long for me to step to the crack.I one eyed it ... the rock was back ... stuck in a tree ... okay ... a bush. I tiptoed back. Sheela saw us and got surprised and dropped the dal over my shirt and shorts. Thankfully she didn’t say anything to my parents.My mom shouted her for dropping the dal. Mom got up to help me, but Sheela said, “Its ok aunty, I will help him.” I went upstairs to the bedroom to change. Sheela came behind me. I told her “Wait outside, I will give you the clothes.” I did not close the door and started changing. Suddenly she stepped inside the room. I was full nude, just starting to wear another. The group went to the communications centre to see if contact could be made. Larisa gave the radio operator the Very Low Frequency (VLF) numbers and a typed encoding to send. The VLF was used for contacting submarines while on patrol. After the message was sent three times, with a couple of characters changed with each sent message, Larisa explained that she had sent the message to only one submarine which she thought would be the command sub, and said they should return after dinner, as that. What he really was excited about was an old friend from college had contacted him a few weeks back about the possibility of Bill coming to work with him as a partner, not as an employee. It would mean moving but the hours would not be any more than they already were, plus he would be making not just a salary but a partner’s share of the profits! Finally! Some light at the end of the tunnel!Bill finally made it home after what should have been a 20-minute commute had turned into an hour and a.