”Suddenly Mary’s face collapsed and she began to cry like her heart was broken. “Kelly, how cruel could I possibly be? I was riding you for two ...eeks, thinking you were a candy-ass who couldn’t take it. Then I find you have the Medal of Honor and I felt knee-high to an ant. Now I find you were a prisoner of the Russians and obviously were tortured unmercifully. How long was it, Kelly?”Very softly Kelly replied, “Nearly a year.”“Kelly, can you possibly forgive me? What I did was criminally. "How long do you think you will be there?" Kari asked."At least a week." Feya replied. "Probably longer."Kari nodded and said, "Then I shall remain here and wait for Michael."Feya gently stroked her friend's cheek and asked, "Are you sure?"Kari smiled at her. "Yes, I am sure. If you are on Dizyn for any longer than a week then you will not be back in time to welcome Michael home. I will stay and do that in your stead."Feya hugged Kari tightly. "Thank you, my love. I will send word home if I am. Now I’m a spokesperson for the Program and let me tell you why. At the time I was picked to participate, I was a terribly shy young girl who was absolutely terrified to learn that she was selected to be naked in front of everyone in school.”She had finished with the buttons and slipped off her blouse.“And then I was told I would have to let everyone touch me anywhere on my naked body—oh my, that was even more horrible, if possible.”She undid the waist button of her skirt and it slipped off her. "Sorry if I startled you", he said as he introduced himself. "My name isAdisa", he said as he offered a handshake."Alice" she replied as she accepted the handshake and like it had been with Omo it was firm but the grip did not hurt.There was a slight awkwardness for now that Adisa had started the conversation he wasn't sure how to continue. He had arrived early at the gallery for he was to meet a number of countrymen who had arrived in Australia with the help of sponsors and today they were.