Justtalk to me." Well, sir, I was a normal enough kid. A little small, maybe. I wasn't alinebacker, you know. I was just stumbling through the dark, t...ying tofind my way. I guess you could say I was a bit of a nerd." ...and?" High school wasn't really that eventful. For most people, it never is. Iguess it really started when I was a sophomore in college. There was ashow - a drag show - at the Palladium. A bunch of us went, The women wereso over-the-top, heavy makeup, big hair. But there was a. I'd describe it as plain sexy, period. I became determined to find out his name and make him my friend, maybe more.After seeing him walk by me I realized I was late for gym class, I didn't care that i was late, and headed for the locker room to change into my gym clothes. When I got there I saw my friends Joshua and Julio. They were talking about some NBA game and I lost interest, as basketball to me, is boring. I was going about my business just barely paying attention to them when he walked. ..Shit! I had such a dream on the flight over here of meeting a special woman and spending – well the rest of my life with her and I'm upset as hell because it seems like it was just another dream. I unscrew the lid, take another good swig and ponder in despair, 'at least I have the vodka'...Flashback – Ben – In MoscowWhat a hell of a great week, I'm in heaven! Russia is even better than I thought it would be! I made friends with the Spetsnaz immediately, we train like hell during the day then. I roared as Cathy bent the fingers of my right hand back over the arm of the chair and secured them in place with tape. Now when I sat back down my fingers where bent back severely and after a few minutes I had to assume a half standing position to relieve the cramp in them, but this put all my weight on my thigh muscle’s which were soon shaking from the strain forcing me to sit back down again and take the pain in my fingers, until I had to relive them by standing. Throughout all of this.