Next din se meine class join kar li, class mein sir sab ko bahut acche se treat karte the, unka samjhane ka tarika bahut badiya tha. Kuch din aise hi ...ikal gaye, ek din mein class gayi to dekha koi bhi students nahin the sirf sir akele reception par baithe the,Meine pucha kya hua sir meri batch ke students nahin aaye kya to woh bole, aaj aapki batch ke students aakar jaldi chale gaye. Toh meine pucha sir mein ruku ki mein bhi jaun, sir bole nahin aap practise kar lo. Mein practise kar rahi thi. Is everyone clear on that?"One by one they responded that they were clear."Very well," he said. "Things are gonna be ugly the next hour or so. Keep the faith, keep pushing forward, and God willing we'll be standing inside Eden soon. Remember, we got the numbers on them. Let's use them wisely."No one answered him. The APCs began to grind to a halt a few seconds later. The ramps swung down and he and his men emerged into a living hell of noise, confusion, and death. Explosions hammered into them. I looked at it and I smiled at Kyle and asked, “Do you want to beat me? You may. You don’t have to ask.”Kyle smiled back at me and said, “No. I could never hit you. I want Dean to hit you. I want to watch.”I paused for a moment. I would have preferred that Kyle do it. But I reasoned that the effect will be the same. Dean will be using the crop on me. But I’ll be doing it for Kyle.I smiled at Dean. I probably sounded more confident than I really was when I asked, “Where do you want me?”Dean. “Sure, son. Why don’t you set the table?”“Sure thing, mom.”I gather three plates from the cupboard, turned, walked to the kitchen table and almost dropped the dishes, as I saw the photo of my mother lying on the table where my plate would normally be. Anu didn’t give me a chance to make an excuse.“So, what are you doing with a picture like this, and who took it? I found it in the bathroom.” she said sternly.“Well, I … ah.” I stammered.“I think I know who took it. It was you wasn’t it I? Well,.