I hadn’t realized that I was important enough in Victoria to be talked about. After all I am but a simple innkeeper. I spent a few seconds consideri...g who I knew that might be talking to Val, for I had finally recognized the voice. “Well kiddo what kind of stories have you been hearing?” “I hear,” She replied “that you are a very good lifestyle Master.” Now that wasn’t really a question so I surmised that she was leading up to something. I nodded and waited for her to speak. “I was told you. Par tumare andar bhi to agyan tha na! Kyuki gyan aur agyan kabhi alag nahi chal sakte. Main bhi to itna niche gira par tumne mujhe sambhala na? To tum kabhi nahi girogi aisa kabhi ho sakta hai! Par main tumare saath hu. aaj se main tume Sambhal lunga.Maa: Thik hai. Aab jab hamare bich ke rishte ka saara dor tut chuka hai to chalo mujhe kuch kriya karni hai. Tum aur main ek hai yeh puri srishti ko batana jaruri hai.Hamare ghar mein hawan ki sari samagri moujud rehta tha. To maa ne uss vakt sab. ”As she said that and led me inside, Mayuri ben got up from the sofa and stood up.“How are you Jignesh bhai?” she greeted me with a smile.I had always been so intimidated by her that I took my time to find my voice.“Oh are you still afraid of me beta?” she said with a knowing smile.The ice broken, I too laughed and said “Umm, no aunty ... just that I was...”She threw her head back with a hearty laugh and said “You know Sarla; he was such a naughty boy since he was a kid. He would ring the bell. At least till two weeks ago. It was Easter Sunday, and were all getting dressed up for a church function. It had been awhile since any of us had been to church. Dad used to work in the oil fields and we moved around a bit. But he landed a job with an engineering firm and we kinda settled in. This would make the first real holiday we attended church, so mom wanted us all dressed up nice. I had to get fitted for a new suit the week before, it matched Dads. The girls and mom got matching dresses,.