As I spent that evening getting to know him, I found we had a lot in common. Our lives had both taken interesting paths that would lead down roads we ...ould never regret. He told me of his children and late wife and how the love he shared with her would last him through the rest of his life. They were married over 40 years when the angels came and took her away. He wasn’t really saddened by it because he loved her enough to last an entire lifetime. His children had scattered to many places and. Avala kuniya vachu kundi adichutu en thanniya ava pundaila vitttuten… appurama nanka ukkanthu pesa arambitchom.“ennanga eppadi irunthathu” “nalla than irunthathu ippadi saathi eduthuteengaley ungalukku oruthi paththadhu” idhukke ippadiya innum evalo irukku…. Endren. Ava “ennanga neenga yarayavadhu idhukku munnadi oothu irukeengala” nu ketta …illanu sonna nee enna nambava poranu sirichen … ennaku oru aasai, neenka vera yaraiyavathu okkuratha pakkanumnu aasai enna sollurenga” endi naan yari poidi. ? Jake’s words seemed to be sincere. Well, this looks promising, I thought. Threatening to call the cops certainly didn’t help, maybe I can get him to slow down by using some strategy. Had I known his parents were on a two week vacation and Jack and his sister were home alone, I may have reconsidered, I’m not sure. Jack and his friends were all smiles as he stretched out his hand to offer me the open beer. ?Okay, thanks,? I said as took the beer and started to bring the bottle to my. ........but he still sat down and I seized the opportunity to be truthful by asking him if he'd ever met a "gurl like me" before? No.....he said......in fact he'd always wondered about gurls like me but had never run into one til now. I said that as happy as I was to meet him I would totally understand if he wanted to go back to his shopping....thus giving him an easy way out if he was uncomfortable. No, he said.....he was fine......just a little surprised was all.......but pleasantly.