They were the years she taught herself to be a nobody. Oh, there had been friends, even lovers. But hardly ever the ones she wanted. And hardly ever t...e emotions she craved.What did I crave? Did I even dare to know? I knew what I abhorred, and who I hated. Oh, sure I did, as it was easy: they were the same ones I envied. They were the towering studs with their crude bodies, cruder minds. And their tall blonde girlfriends. They sneered at me, ignoring me. They not even took the trouble to make. “No.” Salma said flatly and continued, “An understanding was reached between the two ladies, in which they would share Mr. Balram’s company. Subsequently, your wife continued having relations with Mr. Balram and Ms. Savitri, and on other occasions with the other four men that Savitri had brought along.” “How often?” “On a daily basis. And that is pretty much all the information we have on the events of the past few weeks.” Salma said. “Did she continue to sleep with other men in our house after. ..the dream was coming back to her!She had to have one last...Mary jumped out of bed, quickly put on her nightgown and quietly opened the bedroom door. She tiptoed past the girls’ room, listening in and hearing nothing. She carefully went downstairs, avoiding the familiar squeak on the third step.Mary quietly opened the lounge door and as her eyes became accustomed to the inky darkness she made out the large sofa on which David was sleeping. There were no light on in the room so she carefully. Stalk her .. errr no i mean keeping a safe distance n follow her .. :P ...n i would also get to see her on the occasions such as pujas ... the added bonus to the festival of joy n lights :D it had been a year n the auspicious book fair had come again .. n which meant i would get to see her ... she was used to my presence now.. i used look at her .. she used to look at me .. i used to smile .. she used to smile... but darn it i never had the courage to go up to her and talk .... so many times .