He was rather surprised to see that Rob had sent Dan into the kitchen that early in the evening.“No. I just didn’t know when you did that. I kind ...f assumed that the last shift did it before leaving,” Dan said. He knew that Jimmy usually refilled the garnishes before leaving in the morning.“Where’s Trent?” Jimmy asked with his back to Dan. He knew that Trent was scheduled to work that night. Knowing his luck, Trent would be late again.“He quit,” Dan answered. He shrugged his shoulders and said,. I shook my head, I was not going to report the assault, he was getting away with his free ride of my outer body, I needed to shower.I was strangely calm, and collected, there was a warmth coursing through me, like some inner strength gained from knowledge, I had survived something that frightened women, I had experienced the worse of what men can do almost with impunity, something a few drinks and a meal might achieve, perhaps the v******e of just taking my body for sexual pleasure was the main. The knowledge that I’d caused it excited me and encouraged me to continue. I figured soon he would crack and we could move on.“One night there was a thunderstorm. Our parents were working late, so under the pretext of being frightened by the cracks of thunder, I went to Dan’s bedroom. He was laying there, unable to sleep with the noise of the rain against his window and the flashes and cracks of thunder. I slipped under the duvet and went to work on him. You know – head on his shoulder, one leg. "Yes?"The round man burst out into a toothy grin. "Hi, I'm Kenji Sakamoto!" He stuck out his hand to shake hers, then pulled it back. "Oh, right, I'm not in America anymore." He reached into his breast pocket and pulled out a silver business card case.Taking one out, he handed it to Akiko and bowed slightly. She took it in both hands as proper etiquette required. "Is there something you're looking for?" she asked."I'm just back from the states and I was looking for some work."Akiko shook her.