She took a deep breath andclosed the door behind them."Take a seat." Helena sat back down in her usual chair and immediatelytook a sip of her tea, whi...h by now had started to go cold. The twopolice officers sat down next to each other on the couch to the left ofher."We'll cut straight to the chase. We are here because we have reason tobelieve that your husband is still alive." Detective West delivered thenews while Constable Booth remained silent."Oh my.... what? No. But he's dead. He was. Hum thodi paglo jaisi harkte krne lage . Jaise wo mere ghar akar meri mummy se chup kar mujhe flying kiss kr deti mai bhi jab mummy nahi dekh rhe hote the to usko hath se pakad kr kheech leta aur bed par dono let jate ek dusre ke upar. Aisa chalta rha . Phir ferbury me valentine week aya. To usne bola ki wo mere sath yeh sara week manana chahti hai. To mai bhi man gya. Pehle choclate day wale din.Mai apne ghar ki chat par tha .(hmari chat par ek room hai jisme charpayi aur thoda saman rkha hai. Why did she have so many old receipts and things? And what was this, a picture of, James, her boyfriend? Why did she that at work? It wasn’t like she wouldn’t see him soon enough, probably right after her shift. *Boop. Boop. Boooo-* ‘Hello, welcome to the Palm Tree Inn and Suites. My name is Barbara how may I help you?’ tripped lightly off her tongue. There was no answer, just thirty seconds of classical music. A voice clicked on. ‘Thank you and good-bye,’ it chirped. As before, the line went. The twins embraced me and started kissing me but still kept prattling until finally I said, in a calm but clear voice, ‘Twins, be quiet.’ It was like magic. They stopped dead. Both Fran and Connie opened their mouths to take advantage of this rare opportunity to speak but I held up a hand to hush them. I put my other hand to my ear. The silence, having descended so abruptly, at first seemed absolute, then gradually, as our hearing adjusted to the quiet, city noises became evident — traffic in.