How can I talk to you about this stuff?”“Aliya, consider me your friend. Tell me. Have you had sex before?”I was shocked at how open and straigh...forward my uncle was. I had never seen this side of him before. I was hesitant but felt I could trust him as I slowly began to open up. My eyes weren’t able to look up to him. I softly whispered, “yes.”He became so excited and came closer to me. I could hear his heavy breathing. He wouldn’t take his eyes off of me. I could sense he was looking at my. She held onto me and climbed up and into the apartment.I offered her a chair, then asked if she'd like something to drink. I got her a glass of apple juice and sat down across from her."What can I do for you, Juanita?" I feel silly. I should go home." She started to get up and I stood, taking her arm and pushing her back down into the chair."I told you you could come visit me any time you want. There's nothing to feel silly about. Why did you decide to come back here tonight?"She looked at me. Fifteen years was a long time to string a wife along with a lie.There would never be lies between him, Kevin, and Vicky. There couldn't be. They were always open about everything, so far as he knew. They would have to be more so from here on out. One lie, and their group could shatter. One lie, and the foundation of his entire life would be gone. His parents splitting up, he could deal with. Not well, no, but ... he could, and would, survive.Breaking up with Kevin or Vicky would kill him.Bobby. The challenging part came as we got close to the summit, the last eight hundred feet of elevation took nearly an hour to conquer. As is often the case there was a small hut at the top and a log for people to sign their name and the date. Paula and I noted that the last climbers had been there ten days before and that the average for summit conquerors was less than one a week. We had not seen anyone on the trail after we took the fork to the summit. Everyone else we had seen on the trail.