.. bye."She was worried about the neighbors. That was something. We had bought the house we currently lived in because of the treed nature of the neig...borhood and the privacy that it afforded. Yes, it was possible that someone might notice a strange car at the house, but it would have been unlikely to raise any red flags. Different visitors had come over, and often stayed over, fairly regularly over the years. We had a lot of friends and relatives—we were Italians for cryin'-out-loud!Idiot? She. " Even if it's not a thousand years old, that's still real gold; youcan tell by the weight." Sure you can." Ken took the coin out of its protective case andhefted it. It was heavier than he expected. "Okay, so it's actualgold. Let's see if that wishing thing really works." And you thought I was silly for thinking it might be a Viking coin." Hey, what's the harm?" Ken placed the coin on top of his clenchedfist, as though he were going to flip it to make a decision, andgrinned. "Call it in. Sodev hath bariye sarmilar pa duto khuje nilo aar maxi ta ke hathu ovdi tule tel lagate suru kore diloo. Tar hather chhowa lagtei sarmila shiure uthlooo. Aste aste malish korte suru kore dilo sodev, pore tar hath ta maxi ta ke thele thele upore uthte suru kore diloo. Takhan sarmila govindor kaner kachhe mukh ene fis fisye bollo urute jachhe tar hathhhh ahh. Govindo bollo aro upore uthte dao na dekhi. Sodev dupure sarmilar gud chusechhilo tai ondhokare hath ta upore niye jete bhoi pai ni sudhu. Why don’t you come over to my place and I can cook you a good meal? It will be my way of thanking of you.” Not wanting to turn her down, I accepted her invitation. I got her address and she told me to meet her at her place at seven. As she drove off, all I could think was “Did she just ask me out?” I kept on asking this question to myself as I rushed back to my apartment, had a quick shower, and got changed. I drove to her apartment and knocked on the door. As soon as she opened the door, I.