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bathroom to wash his hands and face and catches himself looking into the mirror again. He grabs the towel, wipes his face, and returns upstairs for lunch. He did not eat what Kari had prepared that morning; he was too nervous before his meeting at the university.
    Ahmed sits down at the table in the back. He watches Kari and Omar through the door laugh as they work together. There are no customers in the store, as lunch has ended.
    Omar and Kari come in carrying lunch, and Omar sets a huge sandwich in front of Ahmed. "Here is one of my famous sandwiches, the Omar special."
    "Thank you, Omar. This looks great—you read my mind."
    Omar and Kari sit down. "We have gotten used to you being part of our family. You work hard at everything you do, and we appreciate that."
    Kari says, "We have had an increase in all things since you came to stay with us. We give praise each day for you being in our life."
    Ahmed is overwhelmed by their hospitality, and love; he does not really know how to handle it. "And I you for being in my life, thank you." Ahmed attacks the Omar special.
    ***
    At the ad agency, Adriana Pucci is working at her desk putting together a large file for David Bloomfield. Her printer stops and she reviews the pages, arranging them in proper order.
    She places other documents stacked neatly on her desk and adds them to the file, then reviews the entire file once again.
    Satisfied with her work, she gets up from her desk and checks herself in the mirror on the wall. She raps on David's office door as she enters. David is standing at the window with his back to her, his shoulders are broad and his butt fits nicely in his slacks as he turns toward her.
    "Hey, there she is. What have you got for me there?"
    She approaches him. "David, here is your travel file for the Kiatsu account; I believe everything is complete and in order. Do you have a few minutes to go over it?"
    She hands him a large file; he sits down, offers her a chair by gesture, and opens the file on his desk to review.
    "Let's see what we have here."
    She seizes the opportunity to impress. "In the first clip you have your itinerary for travel; round trip e-tickets confirmed first class, hotel accommodations, and private airport transportation at both ends."
    David flips through.
    "The second clip has a cheat sheet in the phonics of Korean greetings, customs, and short phrases you may need during your trip, so I would suggest you could study them on the plane."
    David turns the pages as she recites.
    "The third clip is a schedule of your meetings and presentation. I got the information from the vice president's assistant at Kiatsu, and she pumped me for your likes and dislikes such as food preferences, room view, beverage preferences, and so forth. The fourth clip is an overview of all the names and titles of those who will be present during the presentation, including their assistants, also in phonics translation. Clip five has copies of your company American Express and Visa cards. They're both unlimited, and the cards themselves are attached in the small manila file with two flash drives, one each of the presentation in English and Korean. The other drive contains your PowerPoint presentation which I reviewed, and I must say, David, it is brilliant. You do great work."
    She went on, "In addition, I have already sent via Fed-Ex fifty copies of the presentation, and copies of the two flash drives to Kiatsu in your name this morning. Finally, I have arranged a car to pick you up at home three hours before your departure and the driver will call you one hour prior to arrival to validate. All you need is your luggage, and don't forget your passport."
    David looks through the file and identifies the manila envelope with cards and flash drives, and he nods his head in approval. "Well, Miss Pucci, you certainly keep my act here together and make my life easy; thanks Adriana, great job. Shit, maybe you should be the one going to Seoul."
    Adriana looking sharp,