His father didn't mind, so for a few hours the two of them, the uniquely painted tribesman, and the boy, stared out at the Indian Ocean. He told the m...n he liked to hear the waves.The witch doctor told him he should hear the waves people made. He didn't know what the odd but harmless quack meant, but put up with the waving of his strange rattles and bones in Bill's direction. The old geezer was bizarre, but friendly enough.Soon afterwards the talent settled in. He never knew if he'd always had. Just one night. And no one knows." Right." Neil could barely keep himself from laughing out loud. If only she knew what they had planned for her! "Show up at my place tomorrow night at 7:00. Can you find it?" I have a student directory," she answered, "I'll find it." She pulled away to get up and leave, but Neil held her close."Don't I get a goodbye kiss?" he asked her. "To keep me until tomorrow?"Fighting down an urge to vomit, she allowed herself to be pulled toward him and pressed her lips. First she gave him a tap with her foot. No response. As she bent down she told him, "I have the taser pointed right at you, so no fast movement." Then she reached forward and felt his neck for his pulse. It seemed steady.She turned him onto his side and quickly stood up and back in case he swung his legs at her. He didn't move. Was he faking, or did he have a seizure when she wasn't looking? She wasn't about to call an ambulance unless she was certain that he was in trouble.She sat on his cot. "Hell, no reason to apologize," I told her. "I haven't seen something that nice in a long time."She smiled, kind of flattered."Damn!" she said. "I was just going to be a second."I smiled, looking her in the eyes."Then I guess I was really lucky," I told her.No, I'm not a "line" kind of guy. I really was lucky.She grinned, obviously liking the attention."Well, if you're here to wash clothes, you'll have to wait. I just started a load and there's just one washer."I set down my basket of laundry..