’ അവര്‍ ആത്മഗതം പോലെ പറഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് എണ്ണതേക്കാന്‍ തുടങ്ങ...��. മുടികളില്‍ തേക്കുമ്പോള്‍ അവരുടെ മുഖത്ത് ഒരു ചിരി മിന്നിമറഞ്ഞത്‌ ഞാന്‍ കണ്ടില്ല. മുഖത്തും കയ്യിലും കഴുത്തിലും പുരട്ടുമ്പോഴും അവര്‍ എന്നെ ഒളികണ്ണിട്ട് നോക്കുന്നുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. തുടര്ന്ന് മാക്സി മുട്ടിനുമുകളില്‍ കയറ്റിവച്ച് കാലുകളില്‍ തേക്കാന്‍ തുടങ്ങി. അവരുടെ വെളുത്ത കാലുകളില്‍ രോമമില്ലാത്തെത് ഞാന്‍ ആശ്ചര്യത്തോടെ നോക്കി, അച്ഛന്റെ് കാലിലെല്ലാം നിറയെ രോമാമായിരുന്നു.മാക്സി മുകളിലേക്ക് കയറ്റുംതോറും അവരുടെ തുടകളുടെ ദൃശ്യം എനിക്ക് കാണാന്‍ കഴിഞ്ഞു.. By the time you could see well enough to distinguish the multicoloured leaves and spines of the trees around you, the village was already gone. The wood had swallowed you up, never to return home.A little after dawn on the fourth day, you feel you are nearing your ultimate destination. There are several clues to suggest this. The impossible mix of different species, shapes and sizes of tree as you knew it has gone, making way for a sparing marriage of fir and deciduous, all carefully pruned to. She favored tube style form fitting dresses from her neck to her knees, yet they did seem to accentuate her figure. For a moment I was able to admire her figure from behind, her waist looked so slim, the dress curving out over her nicely rounded hips. The seams on her nylons perfectly straight behind her legs, then disappearing up under the hem of her dress. She turned towards me and I started towards her and as we met, she turned her back to me and reached up and undid the clasp at her neck. Ellen, Dan, and Kate were all there waiting."Well?" Ellen asked."Well, what?" Sophia grinned."Didn't you have an ultrasound?" Yup. I saw it," Warren confirmed. "We have pictures. The hands were wiggling and the feet were kicking, and everything." Great," Ellen said. She waited a beat, glaring at them. "Well?" Well what?" Sophia said, grinning."Did you find out what it is?" Yeah, it's a baby," Warren said deadpan."Oh, you!" Ellen threw a dishtowel at him."We had to, Mom," Sophia said, wrapping.