”“And why would she do that?”I could tell her, just not ALL the details.I smiled, “My union contacts might have created a very difficult situa...ion for Mrs. Lundgren by telling hotels they wouldn’t work at her events, which would have meant cancelling a huge fund raiser.”“You sneaky bastard!” Josie said with a laugh.“I learned a long time ago just how valuable friendships and business relationships are. I simply asked for a favor and it was granted. And I’m sure in the future, someone will ask. Appozhuthu avaluku kaama sugam thaangaamal aval kuthiyil irunthu then vadinthathu athai naan naakal naki urinthu kudithen.Pinbu aval naan ennavelam avaluku seitheno athai ellam enakum seiya aarammbithaal, naan avaluku uthaviyaaga iruka vendrume endru naane en aadaigalai kayatinen. Pinbu en vellaiyaana peiya muliyai veliyil eduthen appozhuthu aval athai pidithu paarthu unaku mattum eppadi mulaigal perithaaga irukirathu endru kettal?Naan appozhuthu mulaiyai nee thinamum azhutha vendrum naan en. Katherine slid her arm around my neck and I looked over at her, she was crying, "Oh dear god, how much they must love you. How much they must miss you ... I'm so sorry Sam. So, very, very sorry. For you and for them." Yes," I whispered through my own tears.We continued reading.The night you went away, the very night of the party that your daughter Clarity would have suffered that terrible rape, as you had instructed, Vicky and Heather had spent the night with Clarity at her house in order to. Gotta go." Okay," Aaron said slowly, looking a little confused. "Well... did you still want to get together this weekend, maybe we could..." I'm sort of busy," I replied, avoiding his eyes."Busy?" Now he just sounded suspicious."Yeah, I have some things to do," I replied. I guess you could say that I didn't like this sort of confrontation. When I was angry, it was different. But, blowing off Aaron made me uncomfortable... and sad. But, I think part of my sadness came from disappointment too..