In late 1991 Susan received news of her admission into the Hotel Consul in Lausanne, Switzerland for a two-year diploma course in Hotel and Catering. She was so excited but confided that she feared she would miss me much.
In early 1992 she flew to Kuala Lumpur en route to Geneva. She had a transit stop at the Dubai airport from where she called back expressing, quite excitedly, her awe of the place. She was quick to say that she missed me already. I missed her too but I was also happy for her.
I especially missed her happy-go-lucky countenance every time she was with me. She was full of zest. She kind of adored me, though she was not particularly possessive nor ever indulged in self pity. She was the kind of girl who would look at a situation positively and would come up with some response. She had a solution for any situation and went through with it. She rarely procrastinated on a task at hand. She was zealous. I too have come to feel much attached to her. I was willing to make sacrifices and do away with whatever taboos there were in the way to be with her. In fact, I found it untenable to drop out of the relationship. But mindful of my religious background, I ever cried to God for help, for forgiveness, for release ... for whatever! But that was not about to be for several more years to come.
In early 1992 she flew to Kuala Lumpur en route to Geneva. She had a transit stop at the Dubai airport from where she called back expressing, quite excitedly, her awe of the place. She was quick to say that she missed me already. I missed her too but I was also happy for her.
I especially missed her happy-go-lucky countenance every time she was with me. She was full of zest. She kind of adored me, though she was not particularly possessive nor ever indulged in self pity. She was the kind of girl who would look at a situation positively and would come up with some response. She had a solution for any situation and went through with it. She rarely procrastinated on a task at hand. She was zealous. I too have come to feel much attached to her. I was willing to make sacrifices and do away with whatever taboos there were in the way to be with her. In fact, I found it untenable to drop out of the relationship. But mindful of my religious background, I ever cried to God for help, for forgiveness, for release ... for whatever! But that was not about to be for several more years to come.
It was in the wee hour of the next morning when she next called. It was probably about 10.00 pm where she was at and that was at the Hotel Consul in Lausanne into which she had checked in soon after arriving by train from Geneva.
