Thanks to RoustWriter for his edit and comments on an early version of this story. And thanks as always to Techsan for his great editing. Enjoy! AMTRA... Such a tragic scene – two kids stranded in the rain. I’d gone to the train station in Newton, Kansas, to pick up my mom — she was coming to stay with me for a few weeks for Christmas. The roads were bad and I was running late. A cold winter storm – this was almost the middle of December – had moved in. The temperature was hovering a few degrees. " Another, slow sip. Eyes remain fixed."Still," he resumed. "Still, don't worry quite so much. You'll findit." How do you know..." I started."We're all of us looking, sport," he cut me off. "It just depends onwhat we're looking for." He glanced down at his cup: "Want another?"Did I?"No obligations," he said. "Just a cup of coffee. Beautiful morning. Abit of time before the rush. How do you like it?" Cream," I said. "Cream and sugar." A pause. "I like it kind of sweet."He had sense enough to. She wore small pearl eardrops and a gold bangle on one wrist. The man thought he saw the glint of a mangalsutra disappearing into her cleavage but he couldn’t tell.Slowly, he slid his eyes away from her and looked around the chamber. It was a small, compact office on the first floor of the building. At the other end, a large window with Venetian blinds looked out over the street. Under it was her desk, so that sitting at it, she would have her back to the window. One side of the desk was. Strange man came to the door also blk i asked for Chester he asked me in then called for him . this place was clean but damn cold in there well Chester came out eating a peanut butter an jelly sandwich i asked if he had plans for dinner an if did not would he do me the honor to join me with my dinner at my home. He seemed ok with it after awhile we left back t my place we sat at the table i made coffee for him an we sat an talked for ever he told me he lived on 700.00 a month an they had just.