It came to pass that the princess and the sailor fell into a correspondence on some literary matters, and there was much challenging of wits which cau...ed the fire that had all but gone out in his heart start to glow and catch once more. And the princess was surprised to find that there was a tickling tingle in her once more which she remembered from many years before, she was being challenged in an cerebral way that she had forgotten she was capable of and she was gladdened to find that she was. She didn’t meet my eyes for a long while then she finally spoke, ‘Then I guess there is only one thing to do.’ She pulled the clip from her hair and shook out the thick red curls. A wave of intoxication hit me. It could have been the alcohol but I’m sure the enchanting way she looked at me made the greatest effect. Danna walked over to stand at Marissa’s side. She took the glass from Marissa and with her lips exactly on the lipstick stain she drained the glass of its contents. I wanted to. As I was removing the skimpy top, Ali came bursting through the curtain. “Here are the thongs and skirts you asked for,” he said. “Thank you,” I replied, “why don’t you take a seat instead of spying through the curtain?” If you have ever seen an Asian person with a red face, well here was one. “It’s ok,” I assured him, “I’ll be glad of your opinion.” Ali sat down beside Tom with a rather mystified look on his face. I was standing there topless in front of a total stranger, not giving a dam. I. Luckily, we got the opportunity. There was supposed to be a marriage function in the neighborhood of my grandparent’s house and they were our closest neighbors like a family. So I asked Divya if she could kiss me that evening. We both were excited.The evening came and it was a “Baraat” ceremony. So, everyone was getting ready on the ground floor and I was there on the terrace. It was around 6:45 pm. Divya texted me –Divya: Bhool gaye, ya fir darr rahe ho?I replied: Terrace par hu akele, karlo.