Chapter 7

But I did know one thing: if he were suddenly to disappear, to stop communicating with me on the internet, as often seemed to happen with these internet chat buddies, I would be deeply disappointed. I would miss him.

“Yes, yes, we are good friends, aren’t we?” I answered, choosing my words carefully. “And we will always remain good friends, won’t we?”

“Of course!” he laughed. “Why would we not? We are both free thinkers and have demonstrated that we do not think like many of the other citizens of our two countries. Early in our communications I could tell that you were not a racist. Remember I told you that I did not care what country you lived in?”