"Well… truthfully no. Thinking about your coming out and what you always do for me… I had to take care of things a couple of times since then. A g...rl can only take so much you know!" she said, giggling."Well, baby, it's ‘hard' for you now too!" I said, half joking and half taunting her."Mmm, so it is!" she said, giving me that beautiful smile I so adored in her."So, let's see how much you can ‘take' now, baby!" I said. It was as much a challenge as it was a command. And Heidi is not one to back. His classmates noticed his bad mood, so they didn’t even bother him during the duration of class, and as soon as the bell rung Edward made his way to the cafeteria, got his lunch and left the cafeteria, forsaking his usual hideout which was the football field and heading to the gym, looking over the basketball court from the bleachers. He ate his lunch in peace for what seemed like the first time in ages, then walked around campus during the break, still trying to lighten up his mood until he. I told her Suzette should be spending Spring Break in Mexico having fun. She smiled again, then shrugged and left. My mom was sitting in her chair when I went inside."My ass," was all she said as I entered.By this time my mom had a litany of pains. Half the time she was on so many painkillers her speech was slurred. But I was pretty sure the only pain in her ass was still me.I asked what about her ass, and she glared at me. At least I think it was a glare, it could have just been glassy eyes.. However, things for me turned around when West African states began to be added to our customer base and I began to interact with executives from Ghanaian and Nigerian companies. What a refreshing difference in their approach and it took but a few visits for me to become comfortable and familiar to be in the company of these charming black men.It was on a visit to Lagos to meet with a private hospital that my world changed. I was there to finalise a contract that would provide teaching.