There was no sunshine peeking through the blanket of clouds. It was a dismal gray day. My father’s grave is in a small boneyard next to the Baptist ...hurch in Kent, Alabama. The graveyard itself is in a way synonymous for small town Alabama. It’s an unspectacular thing. Its simplicity perfectly explains it. You might see something you weren’t expecting, maybe something you haven’t seen in a while. What you won’t see is anything that genuinely surprises you. Most of the grave markers were simple. Amith smiled anyway as he walked inside the office.There’s always huge traffic around the evening on the route Kareema went to the boarding, and this day was no exception. After getting to the boarding, she prepared herself to cook the dinner.But when she stepped outta her room, she was surprised to see Amith and Channa having arrived at her boarding. Right then, they were the only occupants of the building. Anita was not around.“Channa, Amith, what are you two doing here? Where’s Anita?”. “Tell the men to gather up their loot and get back across the bridge,” I ordered Scratch.He beat his chest in acknowledgement and excused himself, bellowing my orders out to the men with a few added curses.”Something disturbed me in a way I couldn’t put my finger on. “What am I forgetting?” I asked out loud.Zetia rushed up behind me. “I heard that.”Scout and I turned to see both Zetia and Julie. My wife had her PDA out, pointing to the screen.“We have company,” Julie announced. “We had the. ” Malini said. “Kab se chal raha hai tum dono ke beech?” she asked me.(It was our agreement. No one tells anything to anyone. I thought it was only me and Nirmala. Since how long are you two at it?)“Nahin Malini. Main to ise bahut dino se hint de raha tha. Aaj mauka mila aur hum ne decide kiya ki kuch bhi ho aaj kar hi dalte hain, aur tum aa gayi” I said. Mallika was blushing. “Mujhe nahin malum tha ki mera pehla time aisa popat ho jayega.”(No Malini. I was giving her hints for many days now..