" Will you return to Vakkha to see him?" Mom asked."Probably not. He is sixteen, and tall and handsome and a faithful son who is tending two ailing pa...ents. But there is war along that stretch of the Shadar, and it doesn't appear to be close to ending. He will soon become an attractive prospect for the many widowed women of the town, I expect, despite their disdain for him at the moment." But the flip-flops don't have you pining after him?" No Mother," I said with some calculation. "I think it. She seemed to like this place.Then the broker said “ house booked by another man, pay extra 300 and house yours”. Yes said Clarra immediately. I looked at her. She had a pleading look on her face and I did not want to say NO. “and one month rent is my fees” the the broker spoke in broken English. I agreed as this is the process followed by everyone here. You can shift after you pay advance. Today also ok, the broker grinned. “So who stays downstairs?” I asked.“Decent family, Ma’am! Wife you saw. Their wives think he's just hilarious and take a keen interest inthe dear. They boss him about quite brusquely when they visit though,his family nickname is Cinderella!So why not have my new baby just for me? So I set out to raise a totalsissy mama's boy. I was that close to giving him a girl's name beforeopting for something silly and unisex.I had him in outfits not too different from this for the first few yearsof his life" Mrs Hearst languidly gestured towards his overdone babyfrock as. Yes, it was optional. But something about the words, ‘We believe this additional testing will be a benefit in placing you when you begin your service,’ just sent chills down my spine. They might as well have said, ‘You’ll regret it if you don’t test.’ I remembered the pressure they put on the school to get me to take calculus when I’d decided my math days were done. What were they about to pressure me for now?“Hi!” said the bright young thing who greeted us. “I’m so glad you decided to come in.