Usne us rickshewale ko andar khich kr laya aur boli ” milo apne bete se”Rickshaw wla hairan rh gya.Usne kaha “Ye kb hua”Sushma boli “Us roj ...b tum mujhe bina chod kr chale gae the usi ka fal h ye”Fir sushma k ankho me gussa bhr gya aur wo boli “Tum aise uth kr kaha chle gae the”?Rickshw wla bola “Mai us roj darr gya tha ki ye maine kya kr diya , aur mai tezi se rickshw chalate hue apne ghar ja rha tha aur tbhi ek tez ati car ne mujhe takkar mar di.Mera ek pair tut gya tha mujhe kisi trh sarkari. I took her to our first date, she was cute, seemed happy, and made appropriate noises. She enjoyed our day out; we did the conventional routine of dating. I thought maybe she was the one and put of my mask for a while, and the usual result. She was shocked to see me. Unemotional, unassuming, but stupid man behind the mask. Didn't I expect this? Well if I had to try it with someone. I chose to put her on my work list of providing for, along with my parents and so called friends. I wish I could. Dipty ne mud kar dekha to koi nahi tha. Usse kuch samaj mei hi nahi aaraha tha ki kisine Dipty ka baagal mei haath ghumaya aur gudgudi karna chalu kardiya. Dipty kuch bol hi nahi paa rahi thi. Usse kafi hasna aaraha tha. Sabhi log firse Dipty ko dekhne laggege ye soch kar Dipty apne app ko haasne ke liye rok rahi thi. Dipty ko iisbar essasa huva ko koi uske gand par jor jor se tappad maar raha hai aur baagal mei gudgudi bhi kar raha hai. Woo apne app ko kafi haat tak rok rahi thi. ussne apni. "It's alive!" she said."Not really," said Marcus. But it moved! It got up and, and—" she fumbled for words."It's animated by what they call the akh, something like a ghost. A ritually preserved body is a vessel that the akh can hide in. That's how the old priests used to explain it, anyway. Of course, the akh can leave too. The akh hidden in a mummy can, for example, enter the body of a living person instead. If it's had thousands of years to plan such things."His voice became brittle. Sharon.