Main apni chhat se uski chhat pe gaya and foran stairs se nichay utar ke uske room mein pohunch gaya. Maine darwaza knock kiya jis pe woh ek khoobsura... shalwar kamiz mein darwaza kholne ayi.Main room ke andar aya. Kya mast khushbu aa rahi thi room se. Woh bed ki taraf jane lagi par maine pichese uska hath pakad liya aur usse apni taraf kheench liya. Us ne zara bhi mana nahi kiya. Phir maine apne lips us ke lips pe rakh diye aur hum dono smooch karne lage. Mera ek hath uski kamar pe aur ek uski. ”“Can I come in?” asked a plaintive voice from the external doorway. John went to see who it was, then gestured the teenager inside with the heavy load of fish on his back.“Just stand for a while inside the door until most of the water drips off you, Ashoka – I have your name right?”He nodded, causing a cascade of water from his wet hair, and took off his pack, allowing it to subside to the floor.“Yes, sir, High Chief. I didn’t expect it to be so wet on this trip. You were due a supply of fish,. When that happens, no one will be traveling until spring, unless it’s an emergency. This will also free up a lot of my time, so I’m not constantly traveling.’ ‘Would you consider teaching women, too, Doc?’ one lady in the back yelled out. Recognizing her as one of the women who helped during the smallpox outbreak I said, ‘Yes! Helen, it’s good to see you again. Anyone that wants to learn is welcome, but only if they want to learn. I don’t have any extra time for someone who isn’t that. I was so angry. I would havetaken it, too. She lied to me and I felt entitled.Luckily, though, the ATM card has a $600 dollar-a-day limit. I took out$600 every day and wrote myself checks against her account for whateverthe limit was at whatever check cashing place I was at. Usually it wasaround two thousand. I must have gone through nearly half of her savingsand that's not counting whatever those bums took who stole the card fromme.We hadn't talked about this on the way home and I wasn't.