’ ‘Your photos came out real nice, Charly. You captured the sunset off the northern black rocks perfectly. Betcha gonna get a nice sum for them,�...� Pete said as he headed for a wooden slide-out cabinet and pulled open a drawer before he ran fingers over the files in the section marked with an ‘L-O’. ‘Excellent.’ Charly nodded while she stood calmly by the counter. Gems stole another sidelong glance. ‘Have you heard anything from your Pa?’ She looked at him with unreadable turquoise eyes.. “Hi, Sandy,” I said.“Hi, Mister Bill. I’m getting help.”“I thought you were a junior...”“Having trouble with the math. Carlita said that these two whizzed through it.”“And we talked to Cindy and Nikki for backup,” Deena said.“I could’ve asked Dad and Nina,” Sandy said, “but I’m trying to do things on my own.”“Like asking these two?” I said.“Oh, I still get help, but I’m trying NOT to automatically assume that Dad and Nina are the only path.”“Very good,” I said. “Better to understand that it’s. Who garam ho gaya aur wahin se muth marne laga shaanu , bazaar se aayi to dekha ki zaffu uper table per chad ker muthi mar raha hai, who bhi table per aayi aur aur uski gaand main ungli karne lagi , zaffu ne neeche dekha aur mom ko dekh ker aankh maari , mom ne bhi aankh mari , mom ko nahi maloom ki ander kya ho raha hai , zaffu ko poocha ki kya ho raha hai , zaffu ne haat se bataya ki chu*ai ho rahi hai , mom ko zaffu ne kaha aker dekh , mom bhi stool, per chadi ander dekha to aankh khuli ki. I had a fond hope that the constant look over his shoulder at any loud noise behind him would slowly disappear. It was wise to be cautious, but unnecessary to be always on the lookout for the long, last goodbye.I had a totally unsatisfying fling with a beautiful showgirl that hung up her six-inch high heels and went back to her suburban roots just outside Chicago. She had made the decision to marry some pious preacher’s son after another John with a wife and kids at home left her whistling.