” My mouth dangled open and my eyes stretched wide. I was making every effort here, exhausting my muscles until feebleness was reducing me to nothin.... This was what I deserved to hear, right? My face puckered and my hands shook. I asked, “What do you mean by saying this, Kirby?”“You are fired. First, you showed up here late. Second, you always talk to us impolitely like we are your slaves or something. Third, you have no respect for me. I am the head here; you every time gash me with insults. Usse bhi le aao?Ghumar said: Woh bhi tere jaisi mem hai kya?I replied: Haan meri jaise hi hai.Ghumar said: Haan haan le aa, neki aur pooch pooch. Then I hung up and told the driver: Raasta samajh aa gaya na Ramesh.”Ramesh replied: Haan raasta to samajh aa gaya, leki woh achi jagah nahi hai. Aap waha kyu jaana chahti hai?Shikha replied: Ramesh tum bus waha le chalo, sawaal maat karo.”Ramesh said: Ji madam and we both were so drunk that we didn’t even realize what we were doing and how stupid we. ’ ‘Who was that?’ ‘Tess at the market. Wanted to make sure I picked up my turkey for tomorrow’s dinner before they close up for the day at noon. And that means I need to run over and get the groceries now. Just cool your jets here until noon. Don’t worry about cleanup, I’ll swing by here on my way to your house tonight and get everybody squared away for the night.’ ‘Are you sure? Samantha won’t be here for hours, so I don’t mind.’ Ginger turned at the back door before leaving. ‘Archie,. “Do you ever wonder what might have happened?”I shook my head, “I avoid playing those ‘What if?’ games because we can’t ever know how things would have turned out. And think about this - had we continued our relationship, you might well not have had Rachel. Would you trade her for a chance to be with me?”“No.”“Which proves my point, I think. Shall we eat?”She nodded and we ate our lunches. When we finished, we hugged and left the restaurant. I walked back to the NIKA offices and went straight.