She wasafraid that Tom was not what she thought. She was confused. Luckybounded in to the study and Tom said, "Nikki, I am pleased to introduceyou to ...ucky. Now, if you wouldn't mind getting back down on the flooran rubbing Lucky with those longs nails on his belly you would make mevery happy. In fact, I would like you to pay special attention to hispenis." Tom, now I am sure I have overstayed my welcome. I really do think Ishould be getting to my room and get some much needed sleep." I don't. He felt his wayover to the toilet and sighed as his bladder emptied. He pulled down onthe old flush chain...and again. No response. To his left his hand foundthe tap of the wash basin. He turned it and water trickled out. He duckedhis head and cupping his hands doused his face, again and again,drinkingfrom his hands as he did so. The water stopped. David wiped his hands onhis shirt in a half hearted attempt to dry them and felt his way back tohis ledge. He sat down and waited.Nothing happened.. ”“The name doesn’t ring a bell,” he remarks looking upon her with suspicion.“I imagine not,” she says ignoring his stare. “I’ve heard the name before but in reference to something else. But I cannot for the life of me remember what it was in reference to.”“It’s definitely something worth looking into.”“I figured you’d have thought that which is why I already have our flights booked.”“You what?” Spencer asks shocked.“We fly out tonight to Liverpool,” she says ignoring Spencer’s outburst. “The. It was like I had struck her. She sat heavily at the kitchen table and motioned me to the other side, and for the first time in my life I saw tears in her eyes. ‘Yeah…yeah… I was at the camp when they sent me that Gold Star for your Uncle Ed.’ ‘What camp? Where?’ ‘Don’t ask me about that. It was a bad time. Shikata ga nai.’ I knew what that meant: don’t complain about things that can’t be changed. It also meant that she had said all she would ever say on the subject. Just to be sure Mom warned.