I had just completed my School finals, I was estatic. My eightenth birthday was next week. Then I,d be heading to Ohio for the summer. I had gotten a ...ob working as a housekeeper for a lone-parent family of four.Barb the mother, Ceicly & Shelly The twin daughters and Joey the son.Barb had come over last year on Vacation and had offered me the job, She even paid for my visa and flights. She seemed so sweet and timid.... I was soon to realise first impressions aren,t always right.My first week at. “You knew?”She raised an eyebrow. “Of course. She never does anything without a plan.”Returning to the intimacy of family allowed me to forget my new responsibilities for a long time. Fear of command was replaced with the immediate task of raising Hotene and Ananya, thoughts of the immensity of our voyage and my responsibility for it subsumed by the simple act of waking up each morning with Zuri in my arms, the girls beside me, and choosing where to walk.But I was unable to escape my awareness. I always wondered y she left me. Later I got to know she got committed to another guy. He is a real hunk with well toned body and model type looks. They appeared perfect… 1 day I was returning from Mysore to Bangalore in train. While boarding I saw her already seated inside. The compartment was less crowded and many were asleep. I ignored her n sat alone in a seat.Five minutes later she came n sat next to me. She was wearing tight t shirt n her cleavage was visible. She smiled at me and her. We wouldn’t have seriously injured her. Now, come on home with me and our good king says all will be forgiven. There’s a place in his private guard if you’ll give up this ridiculous quest.’ ‘So I can simper and strut about like you and Singzer?’ Lukas waved a hand at the body of the first man. ‘I don’t think so. And I don’t think you’ll be reporting this back to Otto either.’ He lunged toward Kiefen, his knife flashing, but the other man was prepared, and his own blade leapt out of its holder.