Let’s go dancing then!’ she promised. ‘Okay, I understand’ he conceded. ‘I’m off to work now. ttyl.’ ‘I’ll be thinking of you. Bye.�...� Samantha wrote back. Robert choked back his disappointment. Looking forward to being with Samantha carried him through the loneliness and tedium of his week. Once again, he questioned the wisdom of seeing someone who was so far away, in both space and lifestyle. At first, it had been fine, but as her artwork became much more in demand, she had been spending more. ‘Well looks like you have been a very naughty girl but seems like the Principal has a good plan for ensuring that you make amends,’ said Tom. ‘And we are always happy to lend a hand so to speak. Just like we did with your credit card problem’ said Tom. Roberts looked quizzically at Tom and Tom asked Sherry to explain. Sherry then went and knelt before her colleagues and told them all about her credit card related punishments and her audience listened with rapt attention and wide eyes. They had. Rey, Amira.Rey: Nice to meet you, Amira. Mind if I just call you “Amy”?Amira: Ugh, whatever. So Zainab, I think you owe me an explanation.Zainab explained everything, except where she had sex with Rey and spent the night with him. Rey played along and stayed silent. Amy face palmed herself.Amira: Well, shit. Does this mean now you’ll have to marry Amin?Zainab: What? No! I hate him. I’d rather die single.Amira: Zainab, put aside the fundamentalism. I wish there was a way out for you but I don’t. I'm sure thinking about all of those stories at once is what caused my mind to wander down some new, at least for me, paths.What would have happened, I wondered, if I had made different choices at various times during my life? If I hadn't climbed that tree when I was 9, falling and shattering my arm, what would have been different? If I'd buckled down and applied for scholarships in high school I would probably never have met my first wife — what would the rest of my life have been like then?.