It was a middle-aged woman. She smiled at me and said hello. I smiled back. All through the past week or so, it was women who scared me, more so th...n men, when I was dressed. I felt they could see through me and sense I’m not one of their own. In my mind, I just passed a true test of my passability as a woman. As she loaded her laundry in one of the machines, another woman came in and emptied the dryer with the basket on top. I didn’t hesitate to stand up and empty my dryer at the same. Anish: kaku, cold drink pinar ka ? me gheun yeto Me: nako re kantala alay jam me jate jhopayala. anish: thamb na me gheun yeto, mala pan jam kantala alay alochAni to me kahi bolayacha aat gela pan 10 min nantar ala ani me bolleaan ikade, me kitchen madhun 2 glass madhe karun anate anish: nako thamb tu bass mech gheun yeto punha 5 min nantar to ala ani tyane majha samor ek glass thevala ani tyane ek ghetalaMe: ka re , itaka wel ka lagala Anish: aga glass dhutalela navat, mhanun mala doubt ala,. Main nay kaha bhae chotay ka koe kasoor nahi hay main he hoon sab kuch app mujh komarain or saza dain bahe nay kaha mujh ko malume hay k us ka kasoor nahi ho ga wesay tum ho e itni chikni k koe b khuar ho sak tha hay main 1 dam heran ho gae or un ko dekh nay lagi or unhonay kaha ao meray pass bheto main tum smjhatha hoon mian un k pas bheth gae or khenay lagay main tum ko saza b doon ga or maroo ga b samjhi main nay kaha sahi hay per appammi ko nahi batana khenay lagay sahi or kaha k murgha ban. He said yeah, Colonel, little feisty, kept badgering me wanting to know where you were and if you were alright. I told her you can take care of yourself. She gave me a stare that would boil water. Johnny didn’t need to know about our relationship just yet so I debriefed him on what I found out and asked him to locate Rothschild. He left and soon as the door shut, I took her in my arms and gave her a smoldering kiss extinguishing that stare. She wilted in my arms and tears fell. I was worried,.