I got inside. Took a shower. Set up the direct deposit for Future Solutions. I finally took out my phone and texted Rachel. ‘Just got done with some...errands. When are you free for me to come over.’‘be ready in an hour ;)’ ‘need me to bring anything?’‘u kno what to bring’‘ok see you soon’This small text chain made me grin from ear to ear. Id be lying to say that I wasn’t imagining myself dating Rachel at this point. A part of me wanted to date Rachel, but another part wanted to keep seeing other. So I was obviously quite close to her. I used to talk with her everyday on phone and she told me that she was all alone.Once I suggested her to get married again but my strong and conservative mother wouldn’t accept this, plus she didn’t really trust men anymore after my dad. She often said that she has brought me up so I can be different from my dad and other men and be a better husband.A couple of years ago, I went back to Bhatinda in the summer as I had a short vacation. At that time I had. Main andar chala gaya.Seema bhabhi ne mast red color ka gown pehna tha aur baal khule chhode the. Lagta hai Sunday uska baal dhone kaa din hai. Uski shampoo ki khushboo mujhe dur se bhi aa rahi thi.Uski skin glow kar rahi thi. Aur woh mujh dekh ke muskura rahi thi. Main chair pe baith gaya. Maine Seema bhabhi ko puccha secretary saahab baahar kab aayenge. Toh Seema bhabhi ne kaha abhi abhi gaye hai 15 minutes lagenge aur.Aur unhone mujhe paanj kaa glass laake diya. Jaise ji woh mujhe paani kaa. The two of us were soon surrounded by the rest of the residents who wrapped us both in their arms.I finally cried myself out. Simon let me go and drew me down to sit next to him on the couch. The news station would occasionally repeat the story of the plane crash, but in between we all spoke about our memories of Sam. I leaned into Simon’s side and hugged his arm around me. It made me feel less alone.I pieced together what had happened while listening to them all talk. Sam’s parents had shown.