"There appears to be undue levity in the outer office during working hours," he said portentously. "Oh! Hello, Melanie, are you the cause or merely ai...ing and abetting?" Both," laughed Melanie."Anything I can enjoy as well?"Melanie, her eyes dancing, sucked in her cheeks and shook her head. "I think not, Mr Braithwaite," she said."Oh," said Nick solemnly but his eyes were dancing too, "I think I know when I'm not wanted. I was just wanting my afternoon brightened up." Don't worry, I'll be in to. അമ്മമ്മ ഒറ്റയ്ക്ക് താഴെ ആണ് കിടക്കാറു….. മാമിയും മക്കളും മുകളില്‍ ഒരു റൂമില്‍…. ഞാന്‍ മുകളില്‍ മറ്റൊരു റൂമിലും…. അങ്ങനെ ഒരു ദിവസം അമ്മമ്മ അമ്പലത്തിലെ ഒരു പുണ്യ യാത്രയ്ക്ക് പോയി.. 10 ദിവസം… മഴക്കാലം ആയിരുന്നു അത്….. വീട്ടില്‍ ഞാനും മാമിയും പിന്നെ മാമിയുടെ 2 മക്കളും മാത്രം…… മക്കള്‍ ചെറിയ കുട്ടികള്‍ ആയിരുന്നു..അന്ന് ഭയങ്കര മഴയും , ഇടിയും ഉള്ള രാത്രി ആയിരുന്നു…. ഉറങ്ങാന്‍ നേരം മാമി പറഞ്ഞു എല്ലാര്‍ക്കും ഒരു റൂമില്‍ കിടക്കാം അങ്ങനെ ഞങ്ങള്‍ എല്ലാരും ഒരു മുറിയില്‍ കിടന്നു…. മക്കളെ 2 പേരെയും മാമി. She didn't know if it were night or day. She didn't know how long she had been held here. And she held no hope that she would ever leave.The lack of hope was what was the hardest. At least, when she hoped, she could imagine something better, her parents meeting her at the airport with open arms and forgiving smiles. Her ex-boyfriend, the cause of all her pain and troubles, falling to his knees to apologize and beg her to take him back. All those thoughts were gone now, eaten away by despair.Now. Some of the boys took me into town and we got drunk, which made me think of John Wayne, that’s how he’d have drowned his sorrow. Nancy graduated and sent us a video she’d had made, at great expense I would think. It was very professionally done. We five tutors drank freely and were half-pissed when I turned on the video. We played it three times. Near the end at the first time we ran it we were hollering in glee when watching Nancy get the prizes for the most improved student in the final year.
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