You've done well. Did you get it, by the way?"Pia cocks her head."You betrayed me three times before the day really got started..."Pia can only say, s...ddenly rather anxious, "Jude, I hope everything will be okay. Stop now, if you don't think it will. The money doesn't matter, does it?"Judith shakes her head and smiles. "Not a bit. It's not been that much, anyway..."She pauses. "Let's go ahead. No, listen for one more minute, Pea, baby ... don't be so damned anxious, okay? It's all been planned. The close-in slap-shot ricocheted off the goalie's stick and the little rubber disk ended up heading for Samantha's side of the rink. The horn blew, ending the second period.As her team headed for a quick 5-minute intermission to catch their collective breath, she spotted a familiar, grinning face standing at the gate, opening it to let her in to the Home side bench. "Daddy! Hey, everyone, they're back!"That ended the game right then. Both players and crowd headed to welcome the conquering. Ek din usne mujhse casyally pucha tumhara boyfriend hai ya nhi ? To maine mna kar diya ye kah kar ki mujhe interest nhi h in sab cheezon main , toh usne kuch ni kha tab tak mera clg aa gya aur phir main college chali gayi phir uske agle din usne meri thighs par haath rkha phehi baar pta ni mujhe kya hua main madhosh si ho gyi, main btana bhool main hamesha front seat par bethti hu uske saath…Ab aage ab voh vha pe apna haath rakh ke sahlane lga mujhe mja aa rha tha phir bhi maine uska haath vha. I ain't got none to spare." Been an accident," I said, jerking my thumb over my shoulder, "back yonder; came to tell you."He cocked his head and waited."Women said you were his son. He's dead," I said, "your father. Broke his neck, fell on the back steps."The man leveled his shotgun at me."You kill him?" he asked with unblinking eyes.I shook my head. "He missed a step, cracked his head and died. Did he drink?" None a'your business," the son said, the gun unwavering."Just thought I'd tell you,".