“My name’s Ariel.”“Ivy.”“New?”“Monosyllabic.”Ariel laughed at this before responding, “You know, it’s always bothered me that wo...d isn’t a monosyllable.”Ivy nodded in agreement.About halfway through sitting down, “Mind if I join you?”While she ordinarily would have, Ivy said “No,” but shrugged as she spoke.“Thanks.”Ariel sat down next to her as Ivy said “What brings you to the otherwise unoccupied end of this table?”“You looked lonely.”“I looked alone. Those are different conditions.”“I guess. I bet I went a hundred yards on that last throw,” the kid said with a broad grin.“That’s nice,” Sean said.“Did you see Harry?” the kid asked.“Is he the one who did the flip?” Sean asked.“That’s him,” the kid said.“I saw him,” Sean said.“He’s real good. I can’t get that flip down right,” the kid said.“Practice makes perfect,” Sean said.“The line today is long,” the kid said. “I’ll probably only get through it four or five times today. Maybe I’ll get that flip right today.”“I noticed the line was. Jisse mw.cheekh b marti to uska kiss mujhe shant kar deta ab vo dhire dhire niche ki or Aya or usne mujhe ulta kar diya or merw gole gole mote chutdo par haath pherte huya kaha ki radhika mom aaj me vo karungw jo mere baap ne nahi kiya to mene kaha haa beta kar dil khol k kar aaj radhika sirf or sirf teri hai fir mw ghodi ban agyi aaj me pehli baar apni Gaand marwane wali thi me ghoni ban gyi thi Vicky ne apne muh meri gand k ched ki taraf kaya or mere hole k chalo taraf apni Jwwbh ferne laga. Riya: I knew it was your handwriting. I recognised it. And what you wrote about Beena. Beena has been giving you special classes right?I was frozen. I started to sweat and imagined getting kicked out of the college.Riya continued to speak unflinchingly.Riya: What do you think Beena will think about you when she hears this?What about your parents and friends?In my mind, I was like, ‘Bitch! You don’t know what all happened between Beena and me.”She read the tension on my face and proposed.