He slips through a door to the left and disappears. I shift uncomfortably and finish my water. Jay returns from the room with a little white box in hi... hand. I glance at him, then the box, then him, then the box. What does he have in there? Jay sets the box on the counter and slides in front of her. Open it, he says softly. Uncertainly, I pick up the little box. Then slowly, I open it. Resting inside on a pillow of cotton are two black and white feather earrings. Two-inch long, fine-veined. I could see the clouds, the view, and the moon. A couple of minutes later, I felt someone hugging me from the back. I was sure it was Ratna, but to my surprise, it was Sonali.Sonali: Still up for the night?Rohan: Yeah! Not able to sleepSonali: Do you mind a puff of a cigarette?Rohan: Oh, please have it.Sonali: Thanks.Sonali: (after a pause) Do you remember your present?Rohan: Ya, I remember!Sonali: Don’t you wanna know what it is?Rohan: I do.Sonali then took my hand and guided me towards the. Jennings, you don't want to drag your feet on this. Don't give me an excuse to bail on this deal. Jen will get something to you today, so that I can get something done with Billy day after tomorrow. If it isn't ready to go, I am going to bail on the deal. It isn't that good of a deal anyway." Then why are you doing it," the older man asked."Friendship," I replied as I stood to leave. "Just doing a solid, for people who did one for me."By Friday I was sure things with Billy were going to work. Kahin ye naraz ho gayi ya isne kisi se kah diya to badi gadbad ho jayegi.phir maine socha chalo dekhate hain aage kya hota hai.ham log kaafi der baatein karte rahe tabhi meri wife ka phone aaya.maine thodi der baatein kar ke bye good night kar diya.tab sonal ne kaha achha kiya phufaji aapne bua ko nahi bataya.kahin unko pata chal jaye ki main raat ko aapke kamre main hun to wo kahin naraz na ho jayein?Maine kaha unko pata kaise chalega?Kya tum bataogi?Usne kaha no nahi bhai.maine kaha main bhi.