Their excitement told me that Iwould like it, however. Friday we would get a break to recuperate beforethe concert, and it was also the time that we w...uld be celebrating Mom'sbirthday. Some of the family were coming over to our house on Sunday foranother party, but Friday afternoon would be all about Mom. Then onSaturday we had to wake up early enough to make the nearly four hourdrive up to Paso Robles for the concert.It was going to be a busy and exciting week."Excellent job!" Kate called out. ”“Heh, already got plans to spend it,” he turned to look at me.I smiled, “Yeah, I really need an outfit for running, but the bus takes so long,” I drew out the so and flopped my arms dramatically. Maybe I was laying it on thick.“It burns a hole in your pocket.”I ignored that, “Hey, Mister Gadsten, my dad is gone, would you mind going shopping with me to get a running outfit?”He stopped and looked me in the eye, appearing to process what I was saying, “So you’re asking me for a ride.”“You don’t. Please come inside without fear. I assure you, in coming month you will get pregnant and have a baby from me."Sarita, for a moment was stunned. Being a lower-class woman, she could not believe her luck. Then she opened the door from the outside, and slowly with dropping eyes, she entered the Toilet, and closed it from inside. She was staring at floor without raising her head. She was very shy as it was unexpected wonder falling from the sky.Montu Kumar approached her, raised her face upward,. With a calming deep breath, I stepped out of my room and began down the stairs.He was not immediately by the door, but stood a little deeper in the living room, his back to me as he looked at the pictures framed on the wall. “Riley?” Why was my voice so close to shaking?Slowly, he turned, a polite smile on his face. Our eyes met, then he scanned downward, his smile fading gently as he did, though to an expression far from disappointment. For too long, I stood on the last step of the staircase,.