Kahin maami ne ab kamra to andar se band nahi kar liya hoga? Sochte hi uske kadam aur tej ho gaye…kamre tak pahunch kar wah zaldbazi me lagbhag darw...je par gir gaya………..Lekin darwaza khula tha………lekin palan par neelam nahi thi………..Wah hadbada sa gaya………sahsa bathroom se use paani girne ki awaz aayi…………aur wah ashwast ho gaya ki neelam naha rahi hai. Wah palang par aa kar baith gaya…….Apne kukrityon ke saksh ko dekhne laka……….Bedsheet par khoon se mile uske virya ke dhabbe, neelam ki tuti hui. "Three minutes or so later, a crying, spluttering, pissed-off Margo was carried into the bedroom over Candy's shoulder.The ground and house of the Kaiser family's Hill Country estate were quiet. The four permanent staff members were waiting to oversee the arrival of the catering people and the others who were to prepare the estate for the party that evening. Once Dana Kaiser arrived, they would gladly pass on the responsibility to her and retire to a nearby motel until she called them to. Her father died, years ago, when she was a little girl, in Viet Nam, or was it Cambodia? She was too young to remember him, but was told he was killed while attacking an enemy machine gun position. He would be proud of her, advancing on the chubby girl who waited for her at the wall.Lila's mother had a phrase she often repeated when faced with a daunting task: "One step at a time."Lila kept repeating this to herself as she approached Aisha:"One step at a time."Over and over again.Aisha led her. I was about to follow Denise down the stairs till the violist gently took me by the hand and turned me around, inviting me to join him in the VIP room. I nodded nervously and followed him in. Once inside, he shut and locked the door. I was confused but once more hypnotized when he looked me right in the eye. “So,” he said, “you’re truly my number one fan then?” I nodded, a bit embarrassed when he read my card out loud. I tried to say something but words failed me. “You’re a violinist, fresh.