A broad mirror was fitted beside the bed. A few steps led up to a tapered shower in the corner of the room. Behind the bed several bulk boxes of tissu...s, and towels were laid out. “Well, you just get in the shower and I’ll get some extra towels.” So I got naked and flitted behind the flimsy shower curtain to wash myself with the litre bottle of cheap liquid soap of which smell seems to remind me of the toilets in mechanics’ workshops. Hearing Naomi return, I finished up and stepped out to be. ‘Animal!’ yelled several armadillos who’d decided to move up from Texas after a brief visit several weeks earlier, despite some of the anti-armadillo sentiment displayed by some of the restaurateurs in the area. The overall sentiment of the punk scene here was pretty armadillo-positive, and they’d made lots of friends in a short time. Besides, Texan restaurateurs are a far cry worse than Tennessean ones, when it comes to mammals with armor plating. I greeted them each in turn with heartfelt. ’ Then added, ‘Not just a business trip, he’s going for good!’ ‘What!’ I exclaimed angrily, ‘You mean he’s left you?’ Maggie shook her head sadly then said firmly, ‘No, I have finally had the balls to throw the bastard out!’ She saw the question forming on my lips and went on, ‘Things have been rotten between us for ages, he’s been screwing his PA at the London office for months, but I just didn’t have the guts to confront him.’ She was not crying and really didn’t seem to be very emotional,. People were everywhere but almost seemed to look right through me as we passed. At least almost every one did except for the occasional sleazy jerk that would never fail to practically accost me. Whenever one of these assholes would pass me, they would literally envelope me as we crossed. Can’t a woman just walk around without being harassed? Aside from those disgusting attempts to catch my attention, the excitement of a new place coursed through my veins. Here I was, 26 years old and in the.