Two feetfrom every table with diners you approach, you will clear your throatloudly. Let me hear you."I made an "ah-hem" sound."Louder!"After two more...tries, my volume satisfied her. "Also," she continued,"when you get back, I am going to call Tonya for the check. When I signit, I will drop the pen onto the floor near you. You will not pick thepen up. When Tonya does, I want your foot next to the pen with yoursissy stockings clearly visible. Do you understand?" But, Mommy..."I was going to ask. “Get lucky last night or something?”“No, I guess I’m just in a good mood is all,” Hilary said, taking a sip from her drink.“Ooh, cute guy checking you out,” Beth said, nodding towards a guy a couple tables over clearly making eyes at her.“Not bad,” Hilary said, smiling at him.“Ooh, here he comes,” Beth said, grabbing her drink and making herself scarce.“Hi, I’m Alex,” cute guy said.“Hilary,” Hilary responded as he slid into Beth’s vacated seat.“Want to dance?” Alex suggested, holding out his. ” She shrugged and put her hands out in a ‘what can I say,’ kind of gesture.“I did the whole anti-parent thing. Stayed out late, didn’t tell them where I was, cut classes whenever I felt like it, the whole bit. I sucked some cock but I didn’t actually f-- anyone. At first it was fun, you know? Didn’t take too long before it got kind of boring, but I couldn’t stop it. Had to keep up the look, right? My reputation depended on it.”Fredericka squinted and shuddered.“And then I met this other guy,. Hum dono living mein wapas ja baithe. Woh mere aur uske pahle pehne kapdo ko lekar dusre sofe par pheki aur apne bagal mujhe baitha li.Mere kandhe par apna sar rakh TV chalu kar meri primika ke tarah baith gayi. Fir maine kuch baat cherne ke liye poocha: Woh kaon thi waise jo pahle aayi thi.Shradha: Woh? Woh meri friend hai, Shobha. Kyu? Kahi dill to nahi aa gaya tumhara uspar?Main Shradha ke maathe par chumta hua bola: Naah! Mera dil ab kisi aur pe nahi aane wala.Shradha: Shobha bhi shadi.