Sometimes it is nice to take a short break to think about things." Erika blurted out, "I don't know why Masato thinks I'm so strange! I'm just tryin... my best to be the perfect girlfriend, but he thinks my obsession is weird. He doesn't appreciate me!" "Wow, I thought. What am I getting into?" I decided to say nothing for a while, realizing that silence is sometimes more important in communications in Japanese culture--compared to American culture in which we feel a compulsion to fill in. It was pleasant and functional and did nothing to increase my distress. Now, some would have cried, some would have ranted and raged, some would have rolled onto the bed and lain in stunned silence. I undressed. I took a nice hot shower. I dressed in clean clothes. I left the room, drove to a local inn and had a very passable meal. I found a local shop and selected some bottled water, (I wasn’t going to fill the kettle from the tap in the bathroom, very few hotels pipe fresh water direct to. “You bitch what did you do to my little brother?”“Hey he broke my heart first. He deserved what he got.”Matt lost control and punched Kari to the ground. Everyone stared at him to disbelief. Mimi ran over and checked up on Kari. Tai rushed over to Matt and pushed him away.“Hey take your hands off my sister you sick bastard!” Tai yelled.“Don’t talk to me like that Tai. This doesn’t concern you.” Matt responded.“You attack my family it is my concern. I won’t let you hurt those that I care. ’ Skye laughed, ‘Well I’m about to unveil and put on my work clothes darling. We are here to help.’ ‘Stop fooling around with that boy Glenys, you’ll make him into a wimp,’ Fergie growled. ‘We need him outside to show us where he wants the posts placed for the post and rail front fence.’ ‘You can’t work out there Mr Hobbs. There’s snow on the ground and the ground will be frozen.’ ‘Callme Fergie. I’ve told you to call me that several times. Who says we can’t work outside? We work outside all.