”Mrs. Sutlevich started coming back down the stairs. She wouldn’t ever leave me alone in her basement for long. She didn’t really trust anyone. ... thought it very funny how she knew me, never trusted me and now I was working on her furnace naked with a boner. How was she really handling that situation?As she stepped down, first step, there was a loud farting sound and I looked at Siza wide eyed. I whispered, “Did you hear that?” “Oh yeah. Wait. It will be a BIG old vagina fart, you know? Wait,. Her face was white. She was looking angry and worried. She talked straight at me, from about six inches away. She talked quietly because we were in a crowded place and she didn’t want others to hear but clearly she wanted to shout at me. Her words slammed into me.“This was the single most stupid thing I’ve ever done in my life. Whatever your reasons are, whatever you’re thinking, don’t do this. Things are never, never so bad that you have no other choice. I got through my problems. You will get. "I was trying to decide when Wendy waved to get my attention and gave me a quick thumbs up. I was trying to figure that out when I remembered the lady doctor talking about her hearing and realized that Wendy had caught the conversation. I smiled and turned to Eddie. "Well, a few more friends gathered at the fountain would be nice. Show up at lunch and we'll see what happens."The rest of the walk to the campus passed peacefully, if noisily. Wendy and Irene were apparently completely enthralled. I explained the dilemma to him and to my surprise, he said he would have a chat with the platoon sergeant.“If I get you some time off,” he said, “You have to promise me that you’ll pursue something or someone outside of the Army life in your spare time.”I was all for that. He smiled and said he would work on the issue of putting so much pressure on me.“It’s just that I have a job to do,” he reemphasized.I acknowledged his statement. I looked down at the unbuttoned button on my uniform jacket.