In this park, here in her ‘happy place,’ she felt none of it. Down in the city, she knew, was her real life and her future, and the place where sh... felt most alive, where she felt vital. But up here on Meredian Hill she felt herself an old soul, secure, with a place in the universe all her own, completely comfortable in her skin. As it was her day and hers alone, she wore nothing under her dress. Alone and buoyant, she jumped on the swing and sang the first song that came in to her head: Papa. I waved my hand in acknowledgment and kept walking.Just like yesterday morning, I found Miguel waiting for me outside the courtyard door.“Good morning, Thundercloud,” he said cheerfully, handing me the reins to my horse. “Cha and Agua Nueves wasted no time leaving the Estancia yesterday. As of this morning, they were near the top of San Augustin Pass headed back into the Tularosa Basin.”“Good morning Miguel,” I replied, as we mounted up. “You’re in a cheerful mood this morning. The news about. Like I said, I'm going to level with you. I'm going to tell you everything you want to know and explain what all I can do. And then we're going to see if we can work out how to break your dependence on my smile."They all flinched again at that, but just like last time they didn't dare disagree even though they were convinced it wouldn't work.As I lead them to the study, I told them about the golden girl dance Joey and I had worked out. Bonnie kept interrupting with her astonished claims of. Room kathavai thapal pottu vittu vilakai anaithu vitu iruvarum arugil arugil paduthu kondu irunthom.Innum kuda theriyaathu naan etharku avanudan paduthu irukiren endru, avan amathiyaaga paduthu irunthaan. Muthalil naan pechu thara aarambithen, indru kuliyal araiyil ena seithu kondu irunthaai endru keten? Muthalil ethum sola vilai aanal athan pin naan kama kathaigal padithu kai pazhakam seithu kondu irunthen endru sollinaan.Appozhuthu avanidam kai pazhakam seivathu thapu endru sollinen, pinbu.