0740 hrs. It is quiet here now. The women left early this morning. Sarah, Claudette, Wanda and Carrera are on buses now, going to Baghdad. With them, my letter is on its way to you. I really did seal it with a kiss. Wanda and Carrera got on a bus with the Austrian convoy. Claudette and Sarah went out with the British. Yesterday, about 1600 hrs, there was a call for Adrian to let him know that there were two seats on the bus for Wanda and Carrera, if they wanted to get out. That was when Mario saw someone going into the house next door, and Phill and I ran up to the roof to hide. We stayed up there for over two hours, thinking that maybe troops were searching houses, and maybe they had taken the others, or maybe they were in this house taking food. Our imaginations were on overload, but Mario had just forgot about us. I guess after we went up on the roof, there were more phone calls saying that the Brits were going to get some buses and tag along with the Austrians, and they wanted to know if Sarah and Claudette wanted to go. The distractions were understandable, but I wasn’t happy at the time. Finally, when it was supper time, they realized that Phill and I were missing. I had told Phill earlier, that they would remember us when it was time to do dishes, since it was his wash day. That was about the truth of it.
1520 hrs. Had spaghetti for lunch. Quite filling. Played scrabble. I won. Listened to the news, nothing new. Bored. The Bobs were over listening to the news with us. Canada Bob was telling a story about Iraqi soldiers wanting to go in the market to shop, way back when there was food. His helper, Ricky was there and said the owner wouldn't allow the soldier in. He said to tell him what he wanted and he would go in and bring it out to him. After arguing, I guess the owner won. He went in and came back out with a bag full of canned cat food and dog food. I guess they were laughing when the soldier left, cuz the Iraqi peoples aren't educated and can't read. It won't be funny if it comes down to eating dog food here. We don't even have dog food. Yesterday, the news said that Kuwaiti's wounded a soldier and threw him on burning garbage so he burned to death. Saddam is threatening the west again, saying the "guests" will be hungry if food isn't allowed into Iraq. Rumors yesterday were that the hostages were allowed one sausage and three chips (fries) for meals. I feel guilty, because I have been gaining weight here, sitting on my butt most of the time. Hopefully, I'll be home before the fat disappears into nothing.
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