Next day when i meet Sheela she asked me to come to the terrace. On the terrace she asked me what was i doing on the terrace the last day? I told her ...hat i heard some noise and was worried about her. She smiled at me and told me what had happened. Her husband had an affair before marriage which he still continues to have. I consoled her and we talked for a long time till the evening. She had to return home as it was time for her husband to come home. Our meeting on the terrace continued,. They had promised to meet me outside and walk with me down to the arena for practice."Jake!" I heard Shayla call my name, and turned around to see them walking toward me.I waited for them to catch up to me, and we continued walking toward the arena."God, I'm tired." I groaned. "I don't know how I'll manage on a game day." We get off school on most game days." Reece told me, and I sighed with relief."Thank god. I couldn't do it. It's as simple as that." I laughed. "I could not do it."I glanced. Tumse matlab…jao sone do….’‘Tum Aarti didi ko yaad kar rahe ho na…’Now I opened my eyes fully and gazed at her. She was smiling. But at that age also, I could reckon, her smile was mischievous.I gasped –‘To…kya hua…Yaad to aati hi hai….’‘Tumlog kal dopahar me khub khel rahe the na….’‘Khel rahe the … matlab? Main to so raha tha…’‘Jao…Jao… Batein mat banao…Main sab janati hoon…’‘Kya janati ho…’‘Main jab room saf karane ayee to tumne kaha ek ghante baad aana. Niche Badi Ma so rahi thi. Main unka. .. this sweet little delight was interested in him? Nonsense, he thought, you’re just a mentor figure to her. She’s probably thinking of you just like one of her teachers at school. At that thought, he couldn’t help looking at her shapely legs again, and wished with all his heart that he was a teacher, and could spend half his day looking at pretty girls.She continued chatting with him as they sorted, and gradually he trembled less, relaxed, and grew more comfortable. She had such a sweet.