Not because Mom doesn't know, but because it's us. It's just us."I couldn't think of any words that expressed how that made me feel. I placed my fork ...n my plate. "Cheryl, that's the sweetest ... That's ... I just ... Well, thank you. I guess that ... Well, now that I think about it, it is something special, isn't it? I guess I was too concerned with being irked that you outsmarted me to notice that."That brought out the smile. I think she was relieved that I hadn't made light of something that. It came wrapped in brown paper, we always saved such things on the farm. It lay beside my place at the table when momma called us to breakfast. I saw the little smile on her face as I sat down. Daddy asked me if I wanted my present and the little girl rose up in my 19 year old self and squealed excitedly that I did. I grabbed it, untied the string, unwrapped the paper, and there it was, a perfectly shaped, completely shelled corncob. Daddy had found some blackberries and made a dye to color the. I only saw two, so that is what happened. One of the guards got bored and came for a woman to pass the time. But, where was she taken? To that other hut by the men?I went to the open door and peered out. The women became animated and I had to strongly warn them to be quiet. I watched and listened, Preta and Wolf at my side. I heard a muffled cry, the ground being sc****d, and a scuffle nearby. I could hear it, but the women were distracting my ability to hone in on the direction. I pointed. തറയില്‍ കുത്തിയിരുന്നപ്പോള്‍ തന്നെ അത് രണ്ടു വശങ്ങളിലെക്കായി തെന്നി മാറി . ഗീത ചേച്ചി നില്‍ക്കുന്ന ഭാഗത്തിന് അഭിമുഖം ആയിട്ടാണ് ഞാന്‍ ഇരിക്കുന്നത്. അതുകൊണ്ടു എന്റെ കുട്ടനെ അവള്‍ക്ക് വ്യക്തമായി കാണാന്‍ കഴിയുമായിരുന്നു.ഞാന്‍ ഇടക്ക് അവളെ ഒന്ന് പാളി നോക്കി. അതെ അവള്‍ എന്നെ തന്നെ , അല്ല എന്റെ സാധനത്തെ തന്നെ നോക്കി നില്‍ക്കുകയാണ്. ഒരു യുവതി എന്റെ രഹസ്യ ഭാഗം കണ്ടു ആസ്വദിക്കുന്നുവെന്ന ചിന്ത എന്റെ സിരകളില്‍ ആവേശം നിറച്ചു. അവന്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ ഊര്‍ജസ്വലനായി തലയുയര്‍ത്തി അവളെ നോക്കി വാ വാ എന്ന് വിളിക്കുന്ന പോലെ.
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