It was past eleven and I was about to call it a night when Sarah opened the door to her room. “Any chance I can get another back rub?” “Sit dow..., madam, and I’ll see what I can do.” Not much of the routine changed. I started at her shoulders and worked my way down her back, then down by her ass. I tickled her a little, running my hands lightly over her ribs and stomach, and then thought I’d see how far she’d let me go. After all, she and I were the only ones home; neither of us had to worry. “Attention to Orders. Special Orders number 15741-1 Franklin reads as follows:“The following individual is promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant, E-6: Hanson, Robert J. Signed Gregory Roanoke, Captain Marine Corps,” I finished.“Congratulation, Sergeant,” she said, as she removed his old rank insignia and replaced them with the new ones that had come with the orders.“Thank you, sir,” Hanson replied, as they saluted again. Trish, there I go again, I need to stop thinking of her like that,. Mum told me he has a job.”“Workin’ fer a garridge in Toowoomba. Fixin’ up trucks. You still with the Lab?”“Yes. But they’re moving me from Brisbane to Canberra.”“That far?”“About twice as far as Brisbane.”“Mmm.” Meena looked at Laura. “You studyin’ bugs, too?”“No. Stories.”“Amos got lotsa stories. You listen to him.” Meena nodded and went back to the aunties – the mature women of the band.I tied the horses to an Ivory Curl. “Let’s hear what Amos is saying.” Laura nodded.Amos was telling about. Den Weg zur ihr, den Weg in sie. Er war ein Teil von ihr und sie ein Teil von ihm. Keine Fragen mehr - nur noch Antworten. Kein zurück mehr - kein zögern. Das Spiel kann beginnen...Diana war sechs Jahre alt, als sie mit ihren Eltern und ihrer zwei Jahre jüngeren Schwester aus Polen nach Deutschland kam. Zwar verbanden sie noch einige Erinnerungen mit der tristen Kleinstadt unweit von Katowice, doch in ihrem Inneren hatte sie alles von damals abgelegt. Sie besuchte deutsche Schulen und sprach.