"It took a few trips. Sonia wiped her brow on her sleeve. Mr. Palmer closed the trunk. "It's nice of you to help Ms. Marzanna with the pumpkin patch t...is year," he said."It's the least I can do. She was always so nice to us as kids." Was to me too."Sonia blinked. "Was she doing this even when you were a kid?"Mr. Palmer nodded. "Every year. She was old even then. Can't imagine what the neighborhood will do when she finally passes on. Halloween won’t be the same."She took Mr. Palmer's money and. She lifted my head and looked at Catherine."Mastress will be angry Rine!"I must have passed out or was just exhausted. The two women returned meto the suite. Catherine left me in Suzanne's care and a short whilelater she got me to the shower. She placed the plastic protective capover my long tresses."You're my responsibility tonight and first I need you to allow meaccess to your bum, please lean here while I install my plug."I turned to watch her as she parted my cheeks and pressed the steel. Sylvia and Peter Gordon were both in school that morning, so I was on my own until noon. I was looking forward to the quiet and solitude, as I always did. Of course it would be shattered by the meeting in less than an hour. The meeting included the Realtor, and Delbert at least. There could easily be others tagging along with either of them."Maxine, I come here everyday, and you come here every day, but this is the first time, in almost a year that we are here at the same time." The male voice. Women had to wear Saree and cover their head in front of seniors in the household.Men usually worked and women took care of household. Senior Dalal was now retired and he and his wife spent more time in their ancestral home in Vapi and lesser time, especially festival time, in Mumbai.But even when they were not in Mumbai, Rajiv’s eldest brother made sure that family rituals were followed. I took no time to settle down in my in-laws house after marriage. The culture was similar to my maternal.