She passed them to us and when we all had a plate before us she sat down. The three women held hands and Vee said a few words in the language I didn�...t understand.“What language is that?” I asked after taking a bite from my steak.“It’s a mix of several, we grew up together and it’s like our secret language,” said Phi.While we ate I noticed that they didn’t use knives and forks. Instead they broke of small pieces of meat or chorizo with their delicate fingers. They reminded me of squirrels eating. Thaatha adiyaaya santhoshathode kunjaa ye thalanghum vilanghum umma kondu moodi.. Kochu kalli.. Nee peadichirunna sanghathi kazhijedi chakkara muthe… yini suham thanne suham… hente allah… ninnakku lakh lakh sukriya… ariyaathe jhangalum thaatha yude santhosathil panghu chearnnirunnu.. Valare stradha yode.. Savakasam munnottum pinnottum yilakkuvaan thudanghi.. Uoorumbhol avanthe kadakkal kunjayude poor paada poattiya rakhtam veliyilekku chaadikondirunnu… kunja vedhana kondu pulanju.. Thaalalmakam. ..”She leaned her arms against her legs and brought her forehead to her hands, resting it against her thumbs.“Hell, I stole her from a man. I figured she’d find a jerk, get some dick, and come back to me. Instead, she found you.”“Got some dick and went back to you.”“Not completely, part of her is with you.”“Part is with you.”“Can you live with that?”“Yes.”“You seem sure.”“I am.”We sat there for a long time after that. The tape stopped in the middle of some static and began to rewind.I got up. I dropped the money on the side and was about to leave when I just couldn't help but feel kind of sorry for her."Would you like a hand?" I asked"Okay" she replied.So I stepped over to the sink and started to help her."Thank you, its been so busy to day and my husbands not here to help" she said"Not a problem I don't mind helping" I replied"My names Rebecca" she smiled"I'm Peter" I smiled back.So we washed, dried and stacked cups and Tea pots for the next ten minutes until finally it was.