Shouldn't I feel bad about it? Shouldn't I feel something?" I shook my head, frustrated with myself and my inability to explain it properly."That's th... real issue, isn't it? The act itself doesn't bother you, it's your lack of remorse." His voice held a touch of wonder as he aptly caught my problem. I felt awkward and embarrassed when he scoffed. "You said it yourself - she needed killing. If not by you, then by whom? I know the people involved with the attacks early last year deserved what. In the eyes of his countrymen, Hideki was just another one of millions. In another country, he would be interesting, exotic, a stranger in a strange land! He knew he was being silly, but for once in his life, he wanted to stand out from the crowd and not be just one of the throng. The young woman who met Hideko at San Francisco International Airport was not someone he would have recognized at first. Gone were her perennial page boy hair cut, dark clothing and Doc Martens. This Hisako had long,. " It's an option, an option both of you have to agree on. It carries some responsibility with it. If you two decide to share a room, we shouldn't broadcast it to everyone you know," Mom said.Jackie and I agreed. We got up and headed to what I hopped would become our room. The moment we were in the room, Jackie threw her arms around my neck. "Can you believe it? We get to sleep together," Jackie said. She looked up at me. "You do want to, don't you?" Yes, on one condition. If we decide to share. She could not imagine meeting them, comparing them with her conservative and reserved parents (who are awesome in their own right). She was petrified. My parents, on the other hand, had met my first girlfriend, who was an outright bitch and hence they had their own reasons to be concerned.They really liked her. They said that they have never seen my respect and love someone so much before. And they knew we were obviously having a physical relationship. So they gave us a present! My parents had.