’ He pointed to the building on the right. ‘Next door is the school.’ He grinned. ‘Both places have wood stoves for heat, but the house has ga... for cooking and hot water.’ ‘Where do we get the wood?’ Maria asked. ‘I don’t see any trees anywhere.’ ‘There’s a truck that comes twice a month.’ Josh said. ‘You’ll get a cord per month apiece for the school and the house. Anything more, you’ll have to get yourself. The bottle gas comes the same way, and you get a set amount per month.’ Maria looked. I can't disclose your actual identities, and in turn, you agree to never sue me. Blah, blah, blah, more legal words. Look it over and sign at the bottom."Mamatha read it quickly, grabbed a pen and signed her name. Reading the contract carefully, Rahul signed it as well. Smiling, Reddy collected the contracts. "Let's not waste any more time and get right to it!"Mamatha's body seemed rigid as she managed a tiny nod.Reddy got up and said, "I'll get my equipment ready. Shall we do it in your room. With this Sunita took Ashu and disappeared into the Saturday crowd. “Sandeep, lets talk now in peace and privacy”, said Shalini. We chatted for an hour. Shalini told me about her marital woes. How her husband mistreated her and abused her. She had hoped that a kid would bring normalcy into her life but life proved her wrong. The birth of Ashu did not help matters at all, instead it complicated it even further. 2yrs after Ashu’s birth, she separated. She also told me that she had her share of. ’ ‘Ah well, that’s where the party who uncovered the video comes into it, you see. Well, you’ll understand in the fullness of time. Meanwhile, I’m sure you would prefer that the knowledge you and I have now about these videos stays in the family, so to speak. I, for one, do not think it would go down at all well if certain people within the firm were to find out. What do you think?’ I thought I was beginning to see the drift. I was silent. ‘You see, Ron,’ Susan continued, ‘life sometimes comes.