They were both worried about Jaya’s crying. They sat next to her and Prakash started caressing her. Prakash said, what happened, why you are crying ...ike this. Jaya wiped her tears and stood up. Prakash held Jaya with his arm around her neck and said, come on you need not bring water, come in living room.All three settled in front room. Prakash was sitting alongside of Jaya. He caressed her and said, do you know who has come? Look at her and tell me who is she. May be you can recognise her. Jaya. “Am I making you nervous?” he asked.“Sure,” she agreed.“Waiting for me to make a move?” he asked.“Sure,” she agreed.“I just want to help you. listen to what’s worrying you,” he insisted.“Ok,” she replied.“So what’s worrying you?” he asked.“You haven’t made a move yet.” she confessed.“Yes, I’m here to listen,” he agreed.“Don’t you like me?” she asked.“That isn’t really the issue?” he insisted, “I just want you you relax.”She nodded.“Sam, you just need to relax,” he insisted, “You’re all tense.”. The first time I saw here was years ago in a store that her father managed. She was badly in need of a shave, well there were 4 on her chin, 5 sticking off of her neck and 2 sticking out of the top of her nose, all of them over 2 inches long. She was built like a barrel, just round all over. Someone said that if she slipped on some ice that she would rock herself to sleep and freeze to death. She was working at the snack bar. I never did figure out why she glared at my wife the way she did,. Fortunately I was able to focus on ourproject, but it seemed that the space between words wasfilled with a breathless awareness, a delicious tension.My few words with Em this morning had flared up a desirethat I hadn’t felt for many years. I happened to be in the kitchen when she arrived homeabout five, fresh from the seminar. As she waltzed in,she put her 2 bags down and came over to give me a hug,an A-frame hug. As we loosened up the hug, I put my handon her hair, and instead of bailing.