I have important things to do with my time and in particular devoting thoughts to the future of the tribe. You heard about the latrine trenches I aske... for, well away from the huts? And my insistence on the tribe sweeping the earlier poo into piles and burying it?”“I did. At first, I was doubtful, but I soon smelled the difference in aroma, and your ladies tell us that as a result there should be less illness in the tribe, particularly among the youngsters. You must have made an impression on. It enabled me to sleep. I woke at 10:00. Jeff hadn’t called. Lunch time arrived. Jeff hadn’t called. I didn’t know what to do. I called Jen. ‘Jen, I can’t believe it. I’m the TSTL from those romance novels.’ ‘That seems unlikely. What did you do?’ ‘Sabrina concocted a story that Jeff seduced her and had my father to back it up. I kind of believed it for a minute.’ ‘How do you know it was concocted?’ ‘Jeff.’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘What do I do?’ ‘Talk to him.’ ‘He isn’t calling me back.’ ‘Then wait.’ Does. Hum log lagbhad 4.30 baze ghar se nikale.Station gaye magar train main bahoot rush tha to wahan se hum bus station gaye .Ac bas ja rahi thi ab tak 5.00 baz gaye the.Hum lucknow lagbhas 7.30 baze panhooce.shaadi deep awadh hotel se thi jo bas stand se ek km tha.Jab ham hotel panhooce to kaafi late ho cuke the hame kewal ek hi room diya bua ne.Baaki room guest se bhare hue the.Ham tayyar ho kar hall main aa gaye abhi baarat ane main time tha ham log sabse milne julne lage.Hum punjabi hain isliye. Curious, I made way into the void, as it were. The coldness which already had a hold of me deepened. Something inside my mind screamed, told me to get out, to flee. I spun on my heels, readied myself to run. ‘Hello,’ she said. Her voice was melodious, young, welcoming. I had a moment where I was going to answer. That was until I looked at her face. Her face was pale, whiter than my girlfriend’s alabaster skin. Her cheeks were hollow, ones that belong to someone that hadn’t eaten for a month..