..Next few days, the office got weirder, in some ways ... Dave - with a lot of help from Deb - finished the stuff 'we' were doing for CareSpan (who we...e so pleased that they offered to throw a party for us) and the two of them put together a business plan which equally pleased both the shits at PCW and the people in the States. I was busy with the code conversion - no worries but, surprise, surprise, a much bigger job than Dave had thought it would be - and wasn't taking too much notice.. Avasaramaaga sapitu mudithom, en kuthiyil eeram athigamaaga suranthu irunthathu innum muudu irangaamalum irunthathu.Naangal sapitu mudithu iruvarum kai korthu kondu toilet kul sendrom, aanal angu niriya pengal irunthaargal. Athanaal ena seivathu endru yosithom appozhuthu en thozhi nam vagupai purakadithu toilet kul selvom. Anaithu pengalum vagupirku sendru viduvaargal, appozhuthu naam ule selalam endru sonnal.Lunch mudinthathu thozhi kuriyathu polave anaivarum vagupirku sendrargal, nangal. He didn’t seem surprised when she said she had the day off and even said how good her boss was to pay her extra and still give her time off. If only you knew thought Susan.Then it was time for work the next day and Susan turned up as usual and started going through the post and her other duties when Lee called her in and told her to shut the door. Oh dear she thought, now what, the door was always left open. “Have you got panties on today Susan?”“Of course I have”.“Well, take them off, I’m. Stephanie gave me a hug and reluctantly shook her head."That's not how I feel, Ian."After a long, deep breath, I assured her I understood completely and wished her well. I even tried to sound like I meant it. I walked to second period in a daze. I wouldn't say I was heartbroken, or even jealous. I was just defeated. My blissful two weeks with Stephanie suddenly fell into perspective, and I felt empty. Insubstantial. A tasteless wafer of a man. Above all, I felt stupid for letting myself get so.