'What's up, Mike,' 'Nothing,' was his reply. I ask 'Hey man, what happened Friday, did you get the info.' Mike froze and look like some one had kicke... him in the gut. 'I'll tell you later, got to get to class now.' I waited for Mike after school and we went to the park. The following is our conversation... Mike began 'David it was awful I thought that I would die,' 'What happen?' I ask. David I went to the address just south of town in the warehouse district, The office was in one of those. We had a three-bedroom apartment right off campus with a live-in nanny to look after Clarice. Molly and I were in different colleges at the University and did not have classes together. So, in the normal day we only saw each other at night, usually in bed. Therefore, we never missed the chance to fuck. And fuck we did.By the time we graduated college, Clarice was in pre-school. She was even more beautiful than Molly. Molly was a honey blonde, while Clarice had natural wavy very dark black hair. ”Tony did not know what to make of this. Raji aunty — a bigot? Ponnambalam uncle? So prejudiced against Manjula he’d want a chair scrubbed? These were aunts and uncles he respected, people he loved.“I know you are young to be thinking of marriage. But if you were to marry a girl like Manjula, I don’t think more than a quarter of our family and friends would attend your wedding.”“We don’t have to tell them—”“Manjula’s last name is Alukkuchuttam. Did she tell you that? It literally means ‘cleaner. I was proud of him and excited about whatwas to come although as yet I had no idea about how or if to push him.I also realised that I was going to have to go through with the piercingand that terrified me.I suppose I was day dreaming a little when I heard someone at the door.I was surprised to see Julie there. She usually phoned before droppingin."Hi, Vic, sorry not to have called but I was passing and saw lights on.I just wanted to drop off a book I thought you might like." Come in and thank.