‘You win bike races, you own a bike shop, you love what you do even if it’s not enough to live on yet. You’ve got this young kid working for you...who knows his way around bikes and is taking you to dinner. Life is not all bad.’ ‘God damn it, Alex, stop making me feel good. I’m supposed to be a miserable wreck.’ She took my hand and kissed it. Her eyes sparkled. We talked racing over dinner. She ordered one glass of wine to stay out of trouble with the waitress, and I got sips. The fresh salmon. Mare saath meri pyaari saheli Rachna ka bhi transfer usi jagah ho gaya tha jo ki humaare liye bahut hi khushi ki baat thi. Sooraj ne nayi jagah par ek nursery khol li. Jo ki uski mahnat se achchha chal baitha. Meri pehli pregnancy jo ki shadi se pahle hi ho gayi thi miscarriage ho gaya. Hum dono bachchon ke mamle me koi bhi jaldi baaji nahin karna chahte the. Isliye humne shaadi ke baad kaafi suraksha ke saath hi sambhog kiya. Rachna aur Suraj me kafi chuhal baji chalti rahti thi. Jisme mujhe. Then they will want to question you. Okay. Just try to make this quick. I just want to go home. (_)(_)(_) Ellie kept her face calm as she rang Lindseys door bell. Joseph had texted her to tell her about the rape. She had to see Lindsey, but she also had to tell Joseph about the baby. Everything just seemed to suddenly be going wrong. Hey Ellie, Joseph said as he opened the door. She walked in and sighed. Is your wife home? No. Shes at work. I took the day off to take care of Lindsey. Ellie. I opened all the mail that got delivered to the farm since mom died. I don't remember seeing anything like that. I know my dad used to sell most of the harvest to the Co-op. My mom must have had a reason for not doing that too." She was lucky the last two years. Yields weren't that high, and everyone who kept part of their crop back did well. Most growers will gamble with about twenty to thirty per cent of their expected harvest. I never heard of anyone coming to harvest without any crop.