The image of the pair of them sitting opposite me brought back a fleeting memory.“Now I remember you,” I said. “That midterm party at Michael’..., a month or so after we met. I got there very late and you two were sitting just like that on the sofa. I was just happy to see she wasn’t being hit on by Michael’s mates.” I gave an ironic laugh. “Only you were hitting on her, weren’t you?”She smiled ruefully back at me, “That’s right, only it was probably one of the few times I wasn’t trying to win. I think Mr. Gregson can fix about anything, but I figured they're probably having it serviced somewhere. Heck, they could just buy a new one without denting the petty cash fund.Thursday morning, we went to school and Mom filled out all the paperwork to have me home schooled, while I said goodbye to a few teachers I liked. I tried to say goodbye to some friends, but they ignored me. It hurt. I was trying not to cry as I cleaned out my locker. After turning in everything, and picking up all my. Me: “kya ho gaya tujhe, aise achanak oolti kyo aayi tujhe?”Pehle to usne“kuch nahi kuch nahi”keh kar taal diya but jab maine osse doobara kaha to osne kaha kShalu: “mujhse b ek galti ho gayi vish”Me: “Kya hua shalu?”Osne sir neeche jhuka liyaaMaine osse fir se kahaMe: “Batayegi ya mai jao chote mama k yaha bina khana khaye?”To osne batayaShalu: “maine tujhe nahate hue dekha, jahan se tu mujhe dekh raha tha, maine jaan boojh k nahi kiya vish bas gusse k karan mai dekh li tujhe…”Mai thode der k. "I saw a big grin come over my mother's face. "Ooh ... you're going to ravage her like you did me!" No," stated Beth, "But we are worried about her." You know she's in love with Josh, don't you. She always been ever since she first met him," said Mom."I'm sure it was just a crush, Mom," I deflected, while realizing what an idiot I had been."Maybe, but a crush does not last as long as Ann Marie's feelings for you." How do you know, Mom? Did she tell you?" No, but it doesn't take a computer.