"Yes I did," she said, accepting it, her voice was tinged with regret. "The clientele were friendly and tips were generous." Would you go back there i... they asked you in a nice way?" Oh, sure," she said matter-of-factly. "But it will never happen. I told the owner to go fuck himself and he exploded, and fired me on the spot," as she said this, she was slowly, almost lovingly, stroking the stem of her glass up and down."Well, that should have settled that," he said. When she looked at him as he. Then a week later her body was found, mutilated and naked by the Sash River, ten miles outside of town. Only a small strand of her hair could be found under her nails. Then suddenly I saw flashes of her being brutalized, I couldn’t do anything, I screamed for her, I tried to stop the killer, but I couldn’t do anything. It has been so long since I’ve dreamt like this.] Just then the air around Scarlett got cold. Looking over her shoulder she saw a ghostly figure appear and start walking towards. One day, while I was posted in our Mumbai office, I received a letter from Swati. She wrote about her plans to visit Mumbai, and wondered whether I might be able to meet her. She was scheduled to arrive on Saturday, just a couple of days ahead. ‘You bet!’ I muttered as my heart skipped a beat. *** I reached the Santacruz airport a good one hour before the scheduled arrival of her flight on Saturday morning. Those days, there was only one terminal for domestic as well as international flights,. Our talks went well. Strangely, she does speak highly of you, Bert. Notwithstanding what went on before, your rapport with her is excellent, perhaps better than mine will ever be. This gives me great hopes that you, we, have done the right thing. What will you do tomorrow, Bert?" I shall go visiting with Karla's aunt again. There must be lots more she can tell me. And if she hears that Karla is getting better, she may be more forthcoming. I wonder, though, should I use one of your tabs on her.