A. final ki exam ho chuki thi aur dhup ka mousam tha aur kheto me jawar ki fasal thi . Mai jis gaion me rehata tha us gaion me ek bahut badha talab th... us me bahut pani tha aur dhup ke mousam me vahi pani kheto ko diya jata tha uske liye kuch kiriya bharna padata tha ( Sarkari Kiraya ) . Mere khet ke baju me Shobha ka khet tha . Shobha ek achhi aurat thi uske char bachhe the aur uska pati ek truck chalata tha o aksar bhahar rehata tha aur uski sas our o dono milake kheti dhekhati thi .Us din. Like all pilots I had a slim eight millimeter pistol in a shoulder holster under my left arm. A captain started calling officers out as we walked towards a large hanger. We loaded up on another plane and flew the six hundred kilometers north to Clar. Recently the Rus had started supplying them with a limited amount of weapons and advisors.The Nees were already allied with them and had some troops in Clar. We were here because Han was our colony and Clar had invaded. This time when we walked off. " Oh, sorry," she whispered.Court chuckled. "You don't have to whisper though."They both stood in the middle of the room, far enough back from the window not to be seen. Court put an arm round her shoulder and pulled her against him."Mmm," she said. "Thank you, Marty."Court squeezed her shoulder gently. "There are some advantages, aren't there?" he murmured.They stood there talking softly for some twenty minutes when Court suddenly stiffened."I think our boy's arrived," he said."Where?" Left. Daddy with a safety pin in his teeth, changing my diaper. My mother giving me a bath in the sink, Daddy's arm coming in from somewhere to the side of the picture, supporting me while she washed me. Me in a stroller, a goofy hat on my head. Me crawling around, standing in the living room while holding onto the coffee table, my father kneeling behind me, his hands spread, ready to catch me if I fell. About two years' worth. And then they stopped.There was a blank page in the book and then there.