The womannext to her took her hand, the man on the other side did the same."Life sucks. But as long as we have it we have a chance to make itbetter, t... improve on what we have and where we are going," she said,"pick yourself up, keep moving, do not stop trying to improve."It was not a question, but it sounded like she was making one of it. Weall needed help, she was just throwing words out to clear them from herhead."Jewel," the next woman was in her twenties, pretty, dressed in a dress,hair. “Actually Savita I have a favour to ask of you” said Mishraji “ I have a fantasy of mine that I would like to fulfil and I thin k you would be perfect for it”“I guess I do owe you for hiring me for my first job” Savita agreed. She tried to question him about what the favour would entail but Mishraji insisted on keeping it a surprise and asked her to visit his home at 11pm on Friday.At that moment ShaliniMishraji’s secretary entered his office and picked the papers up off his desk to file. She. I’ll stay with Valerie tonight.”“That’s what Liz said. Clarissa and I need to leave early from my grandparents’ house to go to Tasha’s for a small reception. Oh, did anyone tell you that Sasha had her baby?”“Yes. Emmy told me, but I had guessed when she didn’t show up for school a couple of days in a row.”“Tomorrow, Liz will bring you to my house and Clarissa and I will get you from there.”We were perhaps twenty minutes from Maggie’s house, and almost out of Harding County when I saw the red. “ I love you Tinya. I think I have loved you since we met. I want you to spend the rest of your life as my wife.” At that moment I showed the ring that was costing me three months pay. I reached for her hand. Tears came to her eyes. Tears came to my eyes. “Yes, I will marry you Baby. I love you. I love you. I love you!” she sobbed. All was right with the world. We barely touch our food. We drank wine. We laughed. We started to make plans for a wedding. For the wedding of all time. Then her cell.