Probably, if I explained it like that, I'm sure Marty would feel a lot better about everything.So by 4 p.m. I'd kissed Mom and Sis goodbye, and given ...y Dad's hand a Manly Shake, and with my luggage and bookshelf and rocking chair all tied down with bungee cords and covered in plastic, I was off to Columbus, by way of Newark.Things couldn't have been much worse at the Granville Residence. Not only was Annette absent when I arrived, so was her mother. I'd counted on Annette's Mom to be an. If anyone happens to stay in verandah, after they take bathand enter the house, the verandah will be cleaned by them with cow dung and cowurine for purification.Because already some lady was there, Prema was staying in the verandah. I Sawher and smiled. She averted her eyes. I saw the room door was kept closed.Probably other woman inside the room was sleeping then. Prema was alone inverandah. So I signaled her to go to the open backyard. She gestured to indicatethat she was “not inside the. West and JR were definitely not amused. Poor young Paul had never seen a fag quite as open as Yann and spent most of the meal stunned. But for me it was like an over-excited puppy that wouldn't stay off the couch.Still, when we headed for the carts, I made the boys stay at the club. "Go swim, or play tennis, or hell, drink martinis at the bar for all I care. Don't break anything and don't get me put out of the club." I gave them both a light kiss. "Behave. Oh, and Bunny, don't let Greedy be. The minutes dragged on as I waited for Carly to call back. Maybe she was too upset to call. Maybe she was coming over to break up with me in person. I wouldn't blame her if she was coming over to punch me in the face.It was about twenty minutes before the phone rang. The sound made me jump. I didn't answer it. I wanted to prolong my relationship with Carly a few seconds longer. My dad answered the phone that time and opened my door to tell me it was for me. I thanked him and picked up the phone.