I would often pass a lovely lady as she ran the opposite way. We would nod at each other as we passed.Eventually our nods turned to greetings, then sh...rt phrases. I figured that one day, we might even talk, but I would leave that step up to her.However, I noticed that her t-shirt turned into a sport bra and her shorts became a little shorter. From what I could see, she looked very fine. Our meetings began to become the highlight of my day. What can I say? I am ... after all ... still a man.One. Aunty kanavar veli naatil irupathaal aunty thaniyaaga thaan irukiraal, saranya annan velaiku sendru irunthaan. Pinbu andru paadam soli tharuvathaaga thaan naan veetirku vanthu irunthen, padam solli koduthu muditha udan aunty enai koviluku sela vendrum konjam ennai kovilil iraki vitu vidu endru pasamaaga ketal?Naan sari aunty vaangal endru solinen, aunty pudavai aninthu kondu en udan koviluku kilambinaal. Eeri amarum pozhuthe aunty mulai en muthugil pada aarambithathu, haaaaaaaaaaa aunty mulai. Aghast, I just stood there with my mouth hanging open.“What’s the matter, cat got your tongue?” was his reply.Duane, (the oaf’s name, as I would later learn), was actually quite good looking. He was a scruffy blue-collar individual but handsome in a rough way. After he closed my front door behind him he moved toward me.When I began slinking backwards, he asked, “So where’s the bedroom, pretty-boy?”Still speechless and totally gob-smacked, I pointed toward my room.Taking me by my arm he. When she gets going, you aren’t going to catch her until she gets tired or bored. No rodent stands a chance if they get onto our property.”“I’m glad you found her. This seems like the perfect place for her.”“It is. I considered keeping her with me in the condo, but she would dart through the door every time it was opened, and her stubborn refusal to stop running before she was ready made me fear that she would get hit by a car. Here, there is plenty of room for her to run, and the fences keep.