Tomorrow after your exam, meet me in my cabin.’I was hell scared, but somehow I gathered the courage and went to meet her after my exam. First, she ...sked about my paper. I said it was a bit tough. Then she came to the actual topic. Suddenly her face turned red. She asked whether I was drunk when I messaged her and I said no I was not. Then she said how dare I messaged her when she has given her number just in case of any queries related to her subject. I said that we had decided to prank any of. One evening while sitting on lake i expressed my love to her and she accepted my proposal while hug me. Then during one Saturday in September i took her to morning hills and it was a very pleasant day and weather was also very cloudy and very romantic is should say. i took her there on my Royal Enfield and during our return it rain started, i was living in Chandigarh on a rented flat along with my friend. we both were feeling some bond and our bodies were almost gelled to each other and rain. We stopped talking. I guess she was digesting what we had just told each other. I know I was. The sound of city traffic penetrated into the park, but it was mitigated by the sounds of squirrels and birds and people. Little kids played a hundred yards away, climbing, swinging, running, laughing. And I had Jo.Equally strange, she had me.We watched squirrels chasing. "Territory," Jo said. "Or mates. Or just plain 'my belly's full and let's play'." All of those. The territory is because the male. I was at a loss at what to say so I remained silent. I looked atmy mother watching as various expressions cascaded across her features.I fidgeted slightly with the hem of my skirt absently due to my nerves.Mum just smiled at me which was a little bit of a surprise."Well," she said, "aren't you a pretty sight. I've had some suspicionsthat I really had two daughters and not a son and a daughter." Mum pausedbefore continuing. "I'm just a little upset that you didn't trust meenough to talk to me.