I made an appointment for a top to bottom examination. After the doctor completed all of the routine checks, he said that all appea...ed to be fine “for a man my age”. Fuck you, doc! He said that the last procedure would be an EKG so he could look for any irregularities in my heart rhythm. His technician would be in to run the EKG strip. He said that he was taking his staff out for a Christmas lunch so the office would be empty……except for his technician, who was. Yaravathu guninthu velai seivathai paarkum pozhuthu apadiye sareeyai thuki kuthiyil sunniyai vitu matter adika vendum endru oru veri vara aarambithathu. Manasu muzhuvathum kama veri matum thaan irunthathu.Oru naal super market sendru irunthen, appozhuthu thaan antha manaiviyai paarthen, aval vayathu 36 irukum. En kangalai paarthukonde irunthaal appozhuthe therinthathu avalukum kama veri pidithu irukirathu endru. Naan muthal muthalil avalai paarkum pozhuthe aval soothai thaan paarthu rasithen,. ‘I dunno. Okay, I guess.’ He was so intense about it. He put his elbow on the table, and pressed his fingers against his brow, rubbing his forehead as if he would rub out a solution like a genie from a lamp. I slid my bare foot against his calf just barely, almost imperceptibly, letting him think. I know I’m supposed to think it’s all natural and stuff, but … I dunno. It’s just embarrassing, especially in front of you.’ Guilt, embarrassment, desire. The poor boy was a mess. As he said this, I. Where we going?" Church of the Second Chance, on Willmott Avenue in Van Nuys." Second Chancers, eh?," said Murphy, as I climbed into my car. "Thisshould be interesting."As I headed off the lot I glanced in my rearview mirror and saw thatMurphy had been delayed from getting into his own car by an incomingcall. I saw him take the phone from his ear, gaze in surprise atsomething on its screen, then look up and frown at me. I had no ideawhat that frown meant, but I had a strong feeling I wasn't.