A few months after the wedding, I walked into the lounge to see her seated wearing a dress with her legs tucked under her watching a programme on sate...lite TV. She wore a pair of tan coloured stockings, her nails were long and pointed but devoid of polish while her hair glistened and shone down the middle of her back."Hi dad," she said as she continued to watch the girl's programme."Hi Laura, please move your feet, I would like to sit for a while." OK dad," she replied and she pulled her legs. She took another cane and started beating me at that time. Our neighbour lady Nagamani 35 years lady came to our house and she laughed seeing me and on knowing why mom was beating me and she advised mom to get me joined in a school, where education is good and the Madams of the school gives severe punishments to the students to maintain discipline. She said she joined her son in that school only.Next day mom took me to that school. We entered in to H M’s Room. H.M is Ms. Sudha aged 35 years.. Well like I said my Mother is so happy now and never spends any time with the rest of the family anymore.’ Now I am lost! If the boyfriend isn’t having sex with her, why is she telling me all this? I decided the best course of action was to just shut up and let her go on. ‘One day I came home late after attending a ball game at school and the house was almost pitch black it was so dark. I feared the worse and rushed into the house only to have my Granny put her hand over my mouth and tell me to. She poked the bump once, and shivered. It felt strange to her. Notexactly good, but like she shouldn't have done that. She prodded it afew more times, and when a tiny clear drop of fluid oozed out sheimmediately panicked.Julie dropped her underwear, running to her bookbag stark naked. Shebegan to dig through the crumpled papers she threw in there with theintention of throwing away, hoping this was one of the many times shehad forgotten to do so. Sure enough, the pamphlet was there. A.