“Hey, big brother,” Edwin laughed. “Don’t get riled. Maybe you did and maybe not. I don’t really care, and that’s the truth.”Cal shook h...s head from side to side. He believed his brother for once. Roxie had been acting in some strange ways in recent days.“Where do you suppose she is?” Cal asked. “Have you called her? Who do you suppose she’s taken up with?”“Woo-hoo!” Edwin hooted. “Big brother’s lovesick. So, you didn’t bird-dog me, after all. But I can tell you sure wished you had.”Edwin. Daddy had no hesitation about Pilar. He doesn’t hesitate about many things. Of course he’s not the one who’ll be going to court if the pitchfork crowd arrives. That would be moi, his favorite daughter. Well, one of his two favorites.I overheard my mother ask Lina, “Are they doing it?”“Not yet. But soon. She’s almost ready.”Well good. I’m glad Pilar’s almost ready. But what about me????Back in California, SFO again. Same Uber, same Felicity. No Walker.After checking in -- Four Seasons again, ho. I press on towards my favourite leather shop, hips swinging a little andheels clattering on the pavement, careful not to look away too obviouslywhen people glance at me, while avoiding making too much direct eyecontact. The shop is empty when I walk through the door, and I see withdisappointment that my favourite shopgirl (tall, skinny, blonde, chatty)is not there, but the proprietor who is a sleek, middle-aged man ofMiddle Eastern appearance. He has an obsequious, knowing air that isnot. Eppatiki alage unnavu.Aroju eddaram nee mogudu kantiki kanipenchaka naa pani ayepooyendani anukunna..bhayapade pooya..Neevu emi chesaavo kaani nee mogudu maaru matalaadakunda velladu.. Eppatiki naaku vallu jaladaresthunde anukunte.. Telusa.. Abba melliga.. Koruku thunnavu subbu.. Antu kindinoonde sallu pattukoni pesukuthu. Nee mogidiki emi cheppavu..Thaanu thana panilo nemagnamaye unnade.. Samaadanam leedu. Payega cheekudu speed penchinde..Ratnam leechi neluchoni sulli notlo unchi dengudu suru.