I reckoned that with enough booze insidethem most of the guys could manage five minutes of stand-up, howeverexcruciating. At the very least Tom and I...would be able to overcomeour nerves and practise public speaking for our wedding speeches. Ichecked with Lee, the manager, and they had a policy of 'no heckling'first-timers, as we all would be of course. He agreed to give membersof our party priority at the mike from ten till eleven pm one Fridaynight, as long as we spent generously on food. I slipped away slowly and passed the news to Keerthana and was waiting for her hubby to return. This guy walked in the entire crowd saw his son’s dead boy and started thrashing his wife for not taking good care of him the entire crowd had to stop him and the rituals happened. The next day sun shined sandhiya’s husband claimed that he cannot live with her any more as it might haunt him all his life she ran away to kill herself all these drama was happening i was supposed to be a silent spectator. ’ Before I knew it, we were parked in a driveway. His house. I turned to him and smiled. ‘I’m not going anywhere.’ He got out of the car and practically ran to my side, opening the door, grabbing my hand, and pulling me out. He once again never let his hand leave mine, opening the front door to his house with one hand. When the door opened, he stepped aside to let me enter first. I did, pulling him in behind me. I wasn’t going to let go either. The minute he shut the door, he pulled me into. Danial left my room and that's the last I saw of him. I thought about our night together on the flight back home and decided it was an experience I'd never forget, but I could never allow myself to do it again.When I walked into the house I heard Paul rehearsing the sermon he would be delivering for Christmas which was the same every year. Hearing me come in, he came out of his study saying, "oh!! What a surprise, you did make it home in time for Christmas, small wonder, people in the parish.