Na jaane kya jaadu tha uski najro mein. Agle din main fir se jaanbuch kar khali flats mein ghoomne lagi.Aaj bhi woh sab usi flat mein bethe the jisme ...al bethe the. Maine door ke paas jakar andar dekha to aaj waha par kafi ladke bethe the. Main ek baar door ke samne gayi aur fir aage ki tarf nikal gayi. Aaj meri himmat si nahi hui andar jane ki. Uske baad maine fir waise hi kiya par is baar Aslam ne mujhe dekh liya.Main wahan se aage aa gayi aur wapis apne flat ki tarf jaane lagi. Tabhi mujhe. As we neared the house, Doe came bounding up to me, evidently expecting me to pay her some attention, so I gave Kays ass a quick squeeze and said I would see her in a bit. She gave me the fucking hottest wink I had ever seen as she turned away, and I told myself I would return to her the favor later. I scratched Doe behind the ears and she followed me in through the side door of the house and into my room. I heard Kay dressing in the next room and then heading off to the kitchen. I sat down. You aren't even close to his time."I really wished they stopped mentioning me when performance in the workouts was discussed. I truly hated being the center of attention.Andrea just shrugged, "He doesn't count. No one beats Cas, he is some kind of freak of nature."Both brother and sister were grinning at me. I, of course, did what I always did. I changed subjects."So, what are we going to do, now?"Vicki spoke up, "I've had enough swimming. How about a game of truth or dare?"Most of the kids. He would end up in the curry house with his friends, then to stagger home to his disillusioned wife, a half-watched DVD before sleep overwhelmed him on the sofa, beer-shits in the morning and an enforced day of domesticity. But he had hit upon a good question. My warm gassy lager was suddenly unappealing, and I had clearly had the last meaningful conversation in that pub for that night. I stood and began to walk out. It was just about the longest pub in town, swirling colours mixed with hope.