Mummy ne yellow rang ki sari pehni huyi thi aur green rang ki chudiyan. Bohut achi lag rahi thi. Papa raat mein aaye hum sabhi logo ne milkar khana kh...ya. Fir khana kahane ke baad main apne kamre mein sone chale gaya. Is beech mummy kitchen mein kaam kar rahi thi. Papa TV dekh rahe the drawing room mein. Fir thodi der ke baad maine notice kiya ki mere room ke bahar ki lights off ho gaye hai. Aur maine apne room ki lights phele se hi band kar rakhi thi. Dim light on kari thi aur sone ki koshish. The lights in the room in which I was awakening were dim at the moment, and somehow it registered to my brain that it must be nighttime. I guess the logic centers in my brain were cueing to the fact that I was in a hospital and that the very low activity level around me lent itself to the atmosphere of a night shift.The pain that I remembered having felt when I had last come out of my slumber was not gone by a long shot. But it was now a recognizable dull ache -- and not a small one, either --. How old are you?’ ’38.’ Colleen pulled her sunglasses off, her bright green eyes. ‘No way, I thought you were like, in your twenties.’ ‘Lot of people say that. How old are you?’ ’24.’ The trolley arrived, after another glance she said, ‘Most guys start to look bad at your age.’ Except for a couple of drunks who appeared passed out on a bench, there was nobody at the platform as the sun set. Colleen sat on a bench and searched her purse for her wallet that had two $20 bills. ‘I can get you. . her whole shopping crew started in with her ... like a bunch of teenagers. She ended up with the last two ... that one," he pointed out the only brand new 60, "and the only short 31 in the bunch. We could all tell she wanted the little one but she went through the whole thing and the 31 won." Bill was laughing too.His phone rang. "Out of Area? Who would that be?" Well, you going to answer it ... or not?" Sutherland." We were just asking about you." You're home?" Ok, I'll tell them."He closed.