I dried my right hand on my skirt and offered it to him. He stood up as well and shook my hand formally.“Goodbye, Duane. I’ll hope you’re happy ...nd successful. I’ll always wish for the best for you. I never meant to undermine you or weaken you. Quite the reverse. I love you.” I wanted him to give me one last Duane smile, where his eyes crinkled and he showed his dimples. But he remained stone-faced and I felt a pain in my chest. “I’m sorry, Duane. I’m so sorry I hurt you.”I turned and walked. The myth of the oasis contrasted with harsh reality in my mind, and I almost laughed. But there was shade here, and in the heat of the day I was glad of it."When it cools, we move," said my guide, then he sprawled under the largest tree and for the first time pulled the cloth from his head. He was younger than I had expected, with short black hair which showed a hint of curl, and eyes which sparkled when he smiled. I suddenly found myself wishing I spoke Arabic, not just because I was. Danach wurde ich von Ihr im Schminken trainiert. Immer wieder drauf aufsGesicht, und wieder ab. Wie drauf, wieder ab. Es war anstrengend, abermit jedem mal besser und h?bscher. Allerdings war auff?llig, das esimmer sehr m?dchenhaft war. Viel rosa, pink und rot. Und dennoch gefieles mir merkw?rdigerweise.Frau Lemke bemerkte das und motivierte mich noch es sch?n zu finden,denn das wollen die Menschen, die ?ber mich bestimmen. Sie war immernoch die ganze Zeit nackt, was mich wunderte, aber nicht. “Oh come on, live a little,” she said. She had all of the buttons undone and her bra was showing between the open halves of the blouse. Her experiences with us had made her a lot more bold than she would have been three weeks earlier.“Anyone could come by at any minute!” Brent continued to protest.“It’s night time, no one is coming by,” Emma said, waving her hand at him. She slipped the blouse off her shoulders and folded it, placing it on a nearby rock. She then reached behind her to unclasp.