That is the deal, remember it?" I said as I was thinking that thiswas just the first step in controlling him and making him a sissy like hecalled me.I...didn't see Stan all that day. It seemed like he avoided me. I guess thatstep one worked.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --The next day was Friday. I brought 5 pills for him. I figured that itwouldn't hurt if he had a supply just in case I had to be sick orsomething along with his Friday supply.Stan was. It was a good tour, the people were friendly, and, to this day I consider any Thai to be a friend that I haven't met yet. I'm certain that there are some that would prove me wrong, but I've yet to meet one anywhere that hasn't been honest and decent in their dealings with me.When I left Thailand I was on orders for Germany. Once again I was lucky. I got stationed on an isolated radio station in the old British Sector. There were few enough Americans in the area that we had no problems with the. Sandy and Randy had left their original school (YEA!) and left behind some friends (OH!) but promised to see them later. (They didn’t tell their friends much, other than some stuff about new jobs, their father, some inheritance, blah, blah.)Their mom had decided to home school the two since it was apparent she had no other job to do. The kids were delighted and promised to study hard. The two also texted regularly with their father, who still stayed away from their mom, saying he would wait if. Of course, Bryan had changed over the four years of college. He had been exposed to all sorts of things, and he and I would chat about it online or occasionally by phone. He had learned of Japanese animation, philosophical theories which made one question one’s own existence, alternative sexualities, the intricacies of important international legal documents… He shared it all with me, imparting some of his newly-gained knowledge to me and using me as a sounding board to ensure that he properly.