That was why she joined the beginning Ju-Jitsu course at the Adult Education center at the Council meeting hall. The instructor was a retired SAS serg...ant with a penchant for dishing out pain just to see how much his students could handle. She had almost quit that very first session because the unexpected stress on her tummy and backside caused her to have a distressing case of vomiting that was decidedly not pretty at all. Then when she landed on her wrist and almost sprained it she was. ’ Aiyana’s lilting voice and easy manner eased the tensions that had burst forth at their arrival. ‘Takari.’ ‘Sam.’ ‘Cali.’ Each said completing the introductions all around. Their attention turned as one to Kim who had come back to the desk and announced that the flight could now begin boarding. She noted the four new arrivals and was pleased there would be no delay. … Cryptic was not happy. He had only flown twice before this and those times had not provided a great deal of confidence either. I know it was Josh’s 16th birthday and bringing his younger brother Simon was a given, why on earth did I let them invite 4 of their friends as well. Driving from our home in Hertfordshire UK to our Spanish villa was long enough without having a car load of excited teens.I suppose after the last year when my husband had decided to leave us they both deserved a break, and lets be honest just having your mother to celebrate with, is not really what a 16yo would call a great time. So having his. He had just started a conversation with Mrs. Smith when Sarah returned with a serving tray with coffee and some cookies.Andy savored the excellent coffee and sampled the cookies. He remembered his mother's admonition not to eat too many cookies—eat just enough to be polite. He put down his empty coffee cup and Sarah bounced to her feet. She leaned over and took Andy's hand. "Come with me, Mr. Hopper. It's time for me to thank you properly."Andy had no idea what she was talking about, but he.