When Mr. Kara entered the ranch house, Kara was fast asleep in her bed snuggled under layers of warm, comfy bedding. In his endearing little WAS way, Mr. Kara had omitted to mention the exact time when he would be home. Clever man, he knew that mystery kept relationships alive and he was only doing his part to keep the fire burning. As Mr. Kara walked across the hardwood floors, Kara was suddenly awakened by the sound of his footsteps. Mr. Kara poked his head around the door of her bedroom and apologized for waking her. She waved a hand in reply and burrowed back down under the covers.
The next morning Kara descended the stairs snazzily attired in a new outfit, new hairdo brushed just so, makeup skilfully applied and sunglasses perched on her head. "Why, hello there!" she cheerfully greeted Mr. Kara. "How ya doin"?" Mr. Kara seemed slightly perplexed at her good mood. After all he had been gone for a while with sporadic contact. Old Kara would have been uptight and angry, But this was new Kara. After a brief, friendly conversation, Kara left for work. Of course she wished Mr. Kara a great day.
And so the tone was set. In the folowing days the Karas kept up a friendly banter, at times even joking about matters that amused them. Kara was always polite, always friendly. After all, this was 2010 and she was living her life and loving it. 2009 had all been about Mr. Kara. She wished him no ill. In fact, she wished him only the best. And she had told him so at the end of 2009. There was no need to frown or pout. In fact, they only left those nasty little lines and wrinkles which could be so hard to get rid of.
As Kara went along her way, she seemed to be complimented by men daily. They seemed to go out of their way to speak to her, to open the door or do her little favors. It really was the most amazing thing. Could it be her new perfume? Hmmm, well either all these other men were dead wrong or Mr. Kara really was missing out on something great. Sure, she had her faults. Who didn't? But she was still pretty special. She said that without arrogance or conceit. After all, aren't we all special people?
And so ends our brief visit to the Double K ranch. Oh yeah, Kara was no longer in self-imposed exile in one corner of the ranch. She was all over that sucker...
