“Another present from Jasmine.” I smiled as I opened it to find £100 inside with a note saying “Just in case, love you, Jasmine xxx.” I opene... my bottle of perfume dabbed some behind my ears, neck and cleavage. I placed some on my wrist and rubbed it against my other one mimicking what I had seen Jasmine do thousands of time before.I took one last long look in the mirror and whispered. “Tonight Rebecca. You are becoming what you have longed for but have denied yourself for so long. Enjoy. Ab thode din baad hua aisa ke humare ghar pe dad ki side se koi off ho gya tha to mom dad subha subha chale gaye. Fir mom ka call aaya aur kha tu clg se aake charan ke ghar chala jana rinku aunty ne tera khana banaya hoga. Maine kaha thik hai aur chala gya unke ghar. Khana khake mai baitha tha aur tv dekh rha tha unke vha. Charan khana khake clg ke liye nikal gaya. Fir kya gharpe khali mai aur aunty to maine socha yehi mauka hai. Ab aunty kitchen me kaam lipta rahi thi aur mai gaya aur pani. ’ Simms dropped from the truck and moved to the check point. He motioned the Corporal over and gave him instructions for tightening security. He called all the soldiers who were not actually manning the CP and sent them to form a better perimeter security without telling the Corporal why. He glanced again at the medic working on the LT to verify he was taken care of. Now he needed to call the brass. He jumped into the command Hummer and made the call asking for more security and the Company. It took me a full fifteen years to finally see that one last place. No, it wasn't the girls' locker room; I'd seen that in fifth grade!In the last year of graduate school I made a pilgrimage to my boyhood town. I figured that it might be the last time I would ever have chance to revisit it. That assessment was sound, for I never have had such opportunity since. On the trip I even manage to connect with my old best friend from the neighborhood – but that's another story. This is about the.