She didn’t look overly sorrowful at my characterization; she was only in her late thirties. I looked at Will. “Could we do it?”“Piece of cake....Frank is right. Any of the shows would love to have the First Lady of the United States on as a guest. They’d probably have her as the only guest.”I shrugged again. “What’s the worst that could happen? She could say no, I suppose.” I grabbed the phone and asked that they track down my wife. Hanging up I added, “It’s not like she knows the nuclear launch. So, Ahana was standing there at my door in a really tight yellow t-shirt and PJs. I so badly wanted to hold those perfect tits, but I controlled myself. I was eating her with my mouth. Her sweet voice made me come back to my senses.Ahana: Akshay. There is a problem.Me: What?Ahana: There is no water in my apartment. And I need a bath badly.I went to the maintenance guy and told him about the problem. He said he would be able to fix it only in the morning. My neighbour beauty was super pissed. I. This. Woman. Means. Nothing. He promises to come back to reality, get his head screwed on straight again, suck it up. He does ok for a while but then the numbness starts to wear him down and he lets himself drift. This week is particularly crappy – it’s his birthday. At this time last year he could be with her everyday. If not in person, over Skype. If not over Skype, then in notes and recordings he made to know she was smiling because of him. If not in writing, then he could remember her smell. ఇంటి గుమ్మంలో నుంచొన్న మన్మధ్ లో ఎన్నెన్నో ఆలోచనల కెరటాలు . అప్పుడే బాలభాస్కరుని తొలికిరణం మన్మధ్ శరీరాన్ని నులివెచ్చగా తాకింది. నిశ్శబ్దంగా తలుపు తెరచి , మన్మధ్ ని గాజుల గలగలలతో కౌగలించుకొంది శ్రావణి !హాల్లో సోఫాలో అన్యమనస్కంగా కూర్చున్నాడు పరాయి వ్యక్తిలా . తన సమక్షంలో శ్రావణి ఎప్పుడూ నోటికి , మనస్సుకి , మైండ్ కి తాళం వేసుకొని ఉంటుంది . అలాంటిది , ఆలోచనల సుడిగుండంలో కొట్టుకొనిపోతున్న మన్మధ్ ని ఆప్యాయంగా బాత్రూమ్ కి లాక్కెళ్ళింది . ఫ్రెష్ అయి , రాగానే మల్లెపువ్వు లాంటి తెల్లని లుంగీ అందించింది.