Aanal enaku avan eppozhuthu avan sunniyai en vaaikul viduvaan endru irunthathu, nane vetkathai vitu avan sunniyil kaiyai vaithen. Avan sunni valainthu...jattikul maati irunthathu, udane ramu avan sunniyai veliyil eduthu vitan.Naan kutha vaithu avan sunniyai vaaiyil vaitha udane thaan enaku mana amaithi kidaithathu, avan sunniyai anu anuvai anuba vaithu sappinen, sunniyai oombuvathu enbathu oru vitha thani bothai endru thaan solanum. Athai naki naki sunniyai muzhuvathum echu seithu sappi. Sometimes, we ate in the same plate. Ashok was teasing me that I will get poor by feeding her every day while others were jealous of our growing relationship together. We had pet names and I use to call her pillu while she called me Nandu. We were chatting the whole night and use to wake up late. We both replaced Ashok as the late comers of the class. Everyone looked at us as lovers than friends and I did not mind that neither did she.We had tests every weekend and we were supposed to get a. .. Oh, I think I get it." She just stared at me, smiling, leaning into the car window. "Is your mom the agent for this place? Is this a property she's selling?" It hadn't dawned on me that Amber's mom is a real estate agent. There was no For Sale sign on the lawn to tip me off."Yes, she's the agent." Well, Sweetheart, how did you get the keys?" Mom keeps them all in a big key case." Amber, what if the owners come here? Or what if your mother shows it today? Won't she miss the keys?" Amber gave. I'm sure ... "Once again she cut me short by directing my attention to her hair line.She raked her fingers through her hair. She held her hand in my gaze."This started about noon and hasn't stopped since." Tears welled up inher eyes. "I'm losing my hair!" She then broke down and collapsed in myarms. She moved her hand to my face and brushed my cheek. Startled shesat up and stared directly at me. "Did you just shave?"I looked at her and responded, "No, when I woke up this morning I didn'tneed.