I didn't get very farbefore I realized I needed gas, however.I pulled into the gas station where we normally filled up without a secondthought. It was...'t until I saw the little girl gradually getting closerand closer to me while I waited for the gas to flow into the car that Irealized this was the first time I had stopped for gas as Sarah.Looking up at her, I watched her freeze in place. It was apparent that sheknew me, but she was also scared."Hi," I said with a smile. That broke the ice and. After two weeks everybody left for a marriage party and I was all alone that afternoon .Narayan was washing clothes in the bathroom. I wore a black sleeveless blouse and a saya and moved around the house. When he saw me he just couldn’t control himself. He was confused what to do. He kept staring at me chest and my belly button. I told him ” why are you staring at me, don’t you have any work to do Kakaji?” He said ” bahurani, you are so beautiful woman , If you dress in such a slutty way like a. Eric stopped me though."Mr. Phillips, can I talk to you, sir?" he asked politely. Eric was nothing if not polite. How did a fourteen year old boy get that way? If I could bottle it and sell it, I would be a millionaire. Oh wait... I was."Nope. If you want to talk to Mr. Phillips, you'll have to go over to my Dad's house. I'm Patrick, and I don't talk to anyone that calls me 'sir'." Not quite true; the girls called me 'sir' sometimes, but he got the point."Oh. Can I talk to you, Sir Patrick?" he. My wife had not told me about the award or the meeting. As was her practice, she separated her family and professional life. So, I was crashing the affair. Normally, her not inviting me to a medical association meeting would have raised no questions in my mind. However, her failing to mention the award had elevated my eyebrows.I wanted to see her get the award and hear her acceptance speech. I’m very proud of Simone. But since her return from abroad, she had been distant and reserved. Our.