I picked up the phone and called Asiya. I asked her to meet me in 5 minutes and she agreed. Asiya was already waiting for me when I went down. She saw...me grinningand asked me what happened? I told her everything that happened, by the time I finished she had a stunned look on her face. We both looked up towards Meena's balcony and saw her standing there smiling at us. I waved out to her as she gestured us to come up. I winked at Asiya and the two of us went up to Meena's place. Meena asked us to. I just nodded at him, confirming that I had my weapon, before conjuring my scythe. Samuel just looked at it appreciatively for a moment before conjuring fist braces of his own. Throwing a look at each other that suggested that we could fight with all we had, we lunged at each other, eager to establish dominance.And that’s what we did for the entire day. Exchanging blows and swinging weapons, making sure we didn’t give the other an inch. It was a testament to my improvement over the past month. And…” I looked at Mel and she nodded at me. “And one more round of drinks. And make mine a Chopin, please. I want to see what all the fuss is about. Maybe we’ll have some polonaises, also.” Ming gave me a weird look. Okay, she doesn’t know who Frederic Chopin is. ”Never mind the polonaises, we’re good.”“Show off!” Mel snickered at me and kicked my leg under the table. She kicked me harder than I kicked her. Brat!- - -Mel’s TakeWe ate our meals in relative silence, albeit a very comfortable. ‘No buts,’ he smiled, leaned forward and kissed me full on the mouth. Surprised, I thanked him and walked through the door towards my car. I glanced back. He carried his jacket over one arm, his white stick was firmly in front tapping the sides of his pathway. * * * 299 words I love shopping at the fruit and vegetable store. It’s over the road from the library, so not much of an inconvenience. I called in, grabbed my wallet and the nearest trolley. You know the kind, they have four wheels.