Charley’s school work had improved. He was still not honor society material but for the last grading period he had even managed one A. Sure it was i... health but it was an A none the less when he had not seen many of those. Charley was not a stupid individual. He had figured out what part of his problem was all on his own and that was his self confidence. His regular assignments were Ok but it was taking exams he had big problems. He would rush through them always second guessing his answers and. Slowly making my way down the hill, I keep listening for the urgent wail of sirens in the distance. Slipping and sliding the last few feet I finally realized what I had known all along, I know this man. This wasn’t just any man, this was the man I love above all others. The moment I had seen his motorcycle I had known, my mind unwilling to accept what my eyes were telling it. Kneeling beside him broken and bleeding in the dirt my hands shaking like a leaf in a storm I send up another prayer to. Gary had first noticed her when she was at school. Her breasts were squeezed tightly into her uniform shirt. One summer, after school, she would take the bus with the top buttons of her shirt open, displaying an inviting cleavage as she travelled to beach volleyball practice.Her long blond hair would fly around her face as she played beach volleyball in her skimpy bikinis during the summer while Gary watched from the audience. She did not know that Gary had a problem back then, but he did.. His wife was surly, and the children were grumpy. All he really wanted, was to take a nap.He looked around at his surroundings. It was desert, and just as desolate as the area in which the refugee camp was located. That didn’t phase him. He was used to the roughness, heat, and lack of vegetation.Much to his surprise, Hearth Maria was waiting at the end of the ramp from the plane to greet everyone coming off of it.“Hello, Jomo Sy. It’s good to see you again.”“Hello, Hearth Maria. I didn’t know.