As I have already said the meals provided at the Rectory were of the finest quality, and of great quantity, as the Rector was a trencherman of some co...siderable appetite, and I found myself attending dinner there several times in a week. I often had to grit my teeth when the Rector started on his many tirades, and just waited for the food to arrive. Even he stopped talking when this manna from heaven appeared before us. The maid with the cast in her eye did the serving, and I was intrigued to. “It’s a party” the person said laughing at her expression. “oooh, well, my car broke down and I left my phone at my s****r’s please may I borrow yours to call for someone to come and collect me?” “Of course, follow me” They walked through the house and Carry was rather alarmed and embarrassed to see a couple naked having sex against the wall but the masked stranger carried on like it was normal. “She must’ve not seen” dismissed Carry in her head. They continued walking and came to some more. The dictator was dead and gone but left the country in shambles; even though they were once an oil exporter. Different guerilla groups were fighting for control of the oil revenue and payoffs from the government for protection monies. The oil production industries were in shambles; the operators and executives had fled for their lives; kidnapping was almost a daily ritual.Food was almost nonexistent; pets were being eaten and farm animals needed to produce eggs, milk and continue livestock. We were going to have a sleepover! Jack and I took them upstairs to our room. I came downstairs about a minute before Mom came back down.Aunt Laurie asked Dad, “So, where are you going?”“I made reservations at the Sherwood,” he announced.“Woo hoo! Fancy! Planning to stay out late?”“Where are we going?” asked Mom, who had just come down the stairs. She was wearing a fancy dress and high heels, like she was going to church, only a lot fancier. I had never seen her wear a dress without a back to.