Aanal aunty magalum parka vata satamaaga thaan irukiraal, avalathu mulaiyum perithaaga pazhuthu irukirathu. Aunty ennai nenda neramaaga angu irunthu p...rthu konde irunthaal, sari ithu thaan sariyaana samayam endru aval vetai noki nadaka aarambithen.Aunty ennai kaama paarvaiyil paarthu konde irunthal, naan nadanthu selum pozhuthu ennai paarthu oru kala siripu sirika aarambithaal.Naanum sirithu sirika aarambithen, appozhuthu aunty kanavan avalai saroja endru azhaithaan. Udane aunty ulle sendru. I looked around and I saw nothing out of the usual. I got out of the chair and looked around the room. It looked like an office. I imagined it to be the captain's cabin on an intergalactic starship. Yes I'm a trekkie, trekker or whatever they call themselves now. Had all the episodes of the Original series, the Next Generation, Voyager and Enterprise. Couldn't get into Deep Space Nine, even though it did have Worf on it.There was a desk and chair so I went over to it. I sat down. It seemed to. ‘Granddad?’ I asked, breathing loudly.‘It’s… time…’ his voice very weak. ‘It’s time… Adam…’‘Time for what, granddad?’ I asked a little desperately, knowing the answer already.‘Quickly… Adam… no questions…’ he commanded. ‘I don’t have much… time…’‘I know, but just… hold on, okay? Wait for the others to come back, please? I can’t be here alone…’‘I can’t… plan these things, damnit… I have to move on…’‘Move on where? What are you talking about?’‘Don’t… worry about that… Adam…’ He smiled. ‘Look. Maybe not. Ideally..." He looked down at his feet."I guess I could be a human girl on weekdays and a dragon-girl onweekends? But there's no way I can do that until I'm grown up and livingsomewhere else." I started to say something, but she kept talking afterjust a moment's pause -- she was still looking down and probably hadn'tseen my mouth open. "And Nathan is nice to you in person, but you haven'theard him talking about you behind your back." My stomach sank. "The wayhe and Dad were.