Lekin apke nasib me jo ho wo apko milta hi hai. Ek din office se saam ke 7.30 baje main nikla bahot tej barish shuru ho gayi main puri tarah se bhig g...ya office ke thodi duri per mod per Krishna khadi thi sayad auto ya bus ka intijaar kar rahi thi. Main uske paas gaya aur use puchha “kya hua auto nahi mil rahi?” To boli “dekho na aaj barish bhi tej hai aur auto bhi nahi mil raha.” Maine use kaha “problem na ho to chalo main tumhe chhod deta hun.” Wo mere bike per pichhe bahith gayi. Khade ate. We were ordered to leave the others to fend forthemselves. Russell Brackenridge- Rusty we called him- was trying tohurry the last German prisoners onto the deck when one of them decidedhe would take his chances and dumped him and Rusty overboard into thedrink. There wasn't enough time to fish either of them out before thetwenty-five foot wave reached us. I barely made the hatch seal beforethe water was over the deck. I lost a good friend that day, Alex. Ialso regret leaving twenty more men to. Some hooks your hands together in front of you then pulls you to your feet. You are led down the hall to the bathroom again and permitted to relieve yourself. An enema follows, but instead of a shower the bathtub is filled and you are placed in it. The warm water surrounds your aching body, soothing you. Hands begin to rub a washcloth over your back then your front and slowly over your entire body. The touch is gentle, yet firm. A pitcher of water is poured over your head and your hair is. Not back till tomorrow ... Late tomorrow."Ok, fair enough. Won't be the first married piece I've done."Visiting his sick mother," she says, looking me right in the eye.I hold her gaze for a moment. I have a feeling she's testing me out. Then I shrug and say good for him. "Yeah, good for him," she smirks, and she slides off her stool and picks up her bag. If it was a test, I've passed with flying colours.We walk to her car, a high-end sports job. "Nice," I tell her, as she fires up and gets.