Padma was a rather plain woman in her late twenties, unmarried and of an average build. She did all the cooking and cleaning and was a live in housema...d as opposed to a part time servant. She belonged to Palghat, a nearby town and would go there once a year for a week but otherwise stayed with her mistress right through.Rajan had of course seen this woman often during his visits but had not really noticed her. On one such visit, he had to tour the outlying small towns and reached Coimbatore. Nodding his head, he said, “I tried, Mr. Parker.”“You know who I am?” he asked looking over at Dan surprised.Feeling tired, Dan nodded his head and answered, “You’re Kim’s father.”“Oh, you’re friends with Kim?” her father asked with a smile. He thought it was a small world.That wasn’t exactly how Dan would describe his relationship with Kim. Shaking his head, he answered, “Not really. We went to school together.”“Oh,” her father said feeling that the conversation had suddenly gotten a little. He was laughing inside. This was going to be easier than even his most optimistic hopes. All day in school he had thought of only one thing. How far could he push his mother into doing whatever he wanted? He had plotted and planned from the moment he woke up until he returned that afternoon. It was clear now that she was his completely. Secretly he hoped that she didn't know just how complete, or much of the fun of his new game would have been lost. He finished eating."Mom?" He asked. Whoever she was I didn’t recognize her one bit. ‘Hello’, I said, ‘I’m sorry do I know you?’ ‘You don’t recognize me Aggie?’ ‘With someone as beautiful as you I’d never forget a face. So, I give up who are you?’ ‘Okay, I was fat, wore glasses and a bit bitchy back then. I played in the girls volleyball team.’ Then it hit me. Once I figured out who she was I couldn’t believe it. ‘Rhonda?’, I said, ‘Rhonda James? Is that really you?’ ‘Who do you think?’ ‘Wow, you look…hot.’ ‘Thank you. A little.