Let me show you how to use the beans." I take her to the pod to get a bag of red kidney beans. We also take in several packets of hot sauce, a bottle ...f chili powder, and a can of diced tomatoes."Normally you can soak these hard kidney beans overnight in water, but we are in a hurry. I will put half this bag in boiling water. Let them cook a while." I draw off some of the hot water from the tank and place the pan in the middle of the stove."When they are ready they will be soft enough to squish. She came in daily and changed my dressing. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust the nursing staff, it was simply that she wanted to do it herself. I suspect she felt at least partially responsible. I honestly didn’t blame her. Alicia had simply been being herself. She wasn’t one to be pushed around, and that young punk wasn’t going to do it, gun or no gun. By the way, the young man who shot me was never apprehended. The gun was never identified. The bullet passed through my tricep and impacted on. Rob had a strange look on his face andJennifer was all smiles. They finished their drinks and Jennifer saidit was time to head home. We paid the bill and headed to the car.When we arrived at the car, my suspicions were confirmed when Jennifergot in the backseat with Rob. I asked her what she was doing and shereplied that I was the chauffeur so she should sit in the back.The ride home was torture for me. I knew what was going on, but yet Iwas powerless to stop it, I had already agreed to it. I. I recognized the man as her father, the kind and understanding man who I had helped to move into his cabin earlier in the week. I neared the two, the mottled gravel path crunching beneath my feet. “Hey Adam!” I addressed the man with a smile. “Nice day, isn’t it?” he replied. He turned towards me and stopped walking, signaling that he wanted to initiate a conversation. The girl stood not far from him. She gave me a cute smile, but again looked away shyly. We stood at the top of the hilly.