The intercombuzzed, and I opened the door to allow the restaurant staff to bring inthe food. They quickly set it out on the table and waited for Pao a...d Ito come across to the table. I pulled back Pao's chair for her to sitfirst, which prompted another giggle, and I sat down opposite her. Oneof the waitresses told us what the dishes were and told us to call themwhen we had finished so they could clear the table. I could tell thatAlex had wanted the best for tonight, and the restaurant had not. "I was keeping a promise to myself, I felt like I'd bebetraying myself if I ever talked to you again. Mom came up to me, Ithink it was like ten days or something, and she was... actually prettyscared. She just said it was over, that I shouldn't keep going withthis, I think she threatened to take me to a counselor if I didn't starttalking to you again." Zoe nodded. "The funny part is, all four kids hadgotten suspended the day after they did that. Somebody must have saidsomething or maybe they. My trans-Pacific journeyto retrieve the contents of the box was uneventful, but opening it, as I stoodalone in a small quiet office off the lobby of a swank San Francisco bank, wasunforgetful. Enclosed in the long, short tin box I found seven certificates ofdeposit of varying maturity dates, each worth roughly between $20,000 and$40,000.? Under them was a thick,yellowing envelope containing a stack of old United States Savings Bonds,together worth about $20,000. ?Beneaththe yellowing envelope. ” என்றாள். பிற்கு கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாக நான் குடிக்கிற அளவில் அடுத்த பத்து நிமிடத்தில் ஒரு 200 மிலி மூச்சா, கொடுத்தாள்.அதற்குள் என்னுடையது ரொம்ப்ப் பெரிசாகி விட்ட்து, நான் எப்பவுமே வீட்டுக்கு வரும்போது பேண்ட்டுக்குள் எதுவும் போடுவதில்லை. அது, அவளுக்கும் தெரியும். அதனால், ரொமப் ஸ்வாதீனமாக என் பேண்ட் ஜிப்பைத் திறந்து, என்னுடைய குஞ்சை வேளியே இழுத்து, கையில் வைத்துப்பிசைய ஆரம்பித்தாள். இது ஒரு 10 நிமிஷத்திற்குத்தொடர்ந்த்து. வீடு 10 நிமிட தூரத்தில் இருந்தபோது,”என்ன, வீடு வரப்போகிறது,.