By the time we had finished working out, the plan for the evening was ironed out. We were going out along with another female friend of hers and hit S...cial in Gurgaon.We were supposed to meet in the lobby of the hotel around 9 PM. I reached there just before the clock struck 9. A few minutes later, I got a message from her saying that she would be late by a few minutes.I was dressed up in casuals and was wearing blue jeans and a white shirt. She tapped on my back when I was busy playing with. ”The bronze-skinned woman slowly shook her head and interrupted her friend. “It’s better this way. Goodbye, Martha.”The connection was terminated before Martha could say anything else.Was Geha right?To her surprise, the cabin doors that were supposedly locked, opened and Mortimer Evans stood in the door frame. “High and mighty Dr. Martha Masters, we thought we lost you and low and behold you did not end up on the Silver Swan.”She opened her mouth and stared at the small man. “Dr. Evans, what. Sadie learned from her father at an early age how to fish and hunt and trap, and helped bring food to their table. She loved where they lived and took great interest in her surroundings. She was entranced by the myriad flora and fauna and learned all she could about every one. Her education consisted of waking up everyday and absorbing the beauty around her, and sporadic attendance at a one-room schoolhouse in a hamlet about five miles away. She would walk and run to school, sometimes her Dad. Mastering the pain of the words, she replied softly, "Ray Barker dead." Don't bullshit me lady, the information I have could only have comefrom him," he said as he moved the knife closer to her throat."I'm not lying, Ray is gone."A momentary look of confusion crossed the steely eyes in front of her."Ray is gone? What do you mean Ray is gone?"The knife pressed against her smooth neck."If you push much harder Gary, I won't be able to answer yourquestions," she said finding some composure despite.