"As we left them Karen said to me --"You lying little tramp!"and we chuckled together.During the night, we sang along with the songs, drank (always dr...nkswaiting for us at the bar from guys) and talked to people. I was getting alot of attention as was Karen. When I finally had to go to the bathroom, Iwent to Karen and asked her"What do I do? The bathroom is really crowded."The place was packed and it wasn't like in the mall. She told me --"Just like all us girls -- we go together."She led. Her father pass away and she went back to Philippines. After she came back, she was feeling restless and very lost. I comforted her and things just flow…Back to now…My phone rings. Room is ready. Quickly finshied our drinks and head into the hotel recption and get our keys to our room. The lobby was crowded with couple waiting for their turn to get a room.Sometimes I just wonder, how come the blangadesh/indian workers are able to get their hands on pinoy maids?!I open the door into our room and. ”“Like what?” Kim asked.“Your workout, swimming, a shower and then breakfast,” Lisa replied. “And feeling your muscles, Kimberly, I know damned well your workout takes more than five minutes!”Kim was surprised — but not very — to see that the Douglas gym had all the same units hers did. She and Brad felt right at home. Lisa ran through a similar workout, but with not nearly the number of reps nor the weights that Kim used. She decided that her bedmate was the most perfectly conditioned woman. She looked up and saw herself in the dresser mirror across the room… and the woman in the mirror was a mess. She was sweaty and her face was streaked with tears. As she looked down at herself, there was even a wet spot where a tear had missed her breasts and had landed on her bare midriff. Her clothes were dusty from the paths she and Dean had walked. Why had she been crying so much? It made little sense to her, except in terms of being very tired from the stress she had undergone. It was so.