”“You go there a lot, don’t you?” She looked at him sternly. Why would he think that? “Are you taking one of the slots in the show?”“No....I didn’t know there were any ‘slots’ available.” It was an interesting thought, though. She filed the information away to be considered later. “I simply need to return an item to its makers,” she said sadly.“That staff you just got. Dr. Allen, is that ... I mean, it just looks like ... That’s it, isn’t it?”Rebecca was alert and cautious. He’d written about the. M. and he was exhausted. But with the strange bed and the strange place, his sleep was fitful. He got himself a drink of water and stared out the window into the night. There was still a lot of activity down at the ground level. Traffic noise seeped in through the window. He had to get some sleep. He went to the bathroom to pee and then crawled back into bed with Shannon.“Time to get up,” Shannon said brightly, shaking his arm. “It’s already nine o’clock.”Jake groaned. It felt like he had just. Some of these females were more astute in financial matters than the Jewish bankers that preyed on the survivors for ransom or favor.I had been wounded in several places which were not at all unusual in a protracted battle that lasted almost the entire day. The most serious injury was the slash on top of my left shoulder that was fated to glance off instead of removing my head. It was deeper than any of the others and had already begun to fester in the heat of the sun. I knew it needed to be. “So Kunal called me up and said that his son will be coming to our citydue to some work.”-“I’ve asked him to stay with us while he’s here.” said her father suddenly.“Okay, I’ll clean up the guest bedroom for his visit.” replied Savita’s mom.“Mom, who is Kunal uncle?” asked Savita suddenly curious about their new guest.“Don’t you remember him? He used to be your father’s college room-mate. He and your father were very close friends.” replied her Mom.“Ohhh you mean Kunal chacha! He used to get me.