”“I can see you have a problem but I’m not sure what I can do to help.”“Well rumour has been doing the rounds about you and your two maids. ...t’s just the sort of job that pippa would need. Along with the discipline that came with it.”“But my two are more than enough for me. I’m not sure I could find space for a third.”“What I thought was ... errrr .... maybe we could do some sort of swap? I could really do with a maid that knows what she’s doing and doesn’t give me lip all the time.”“But why do. Theo started to panic, out of some kind ofinstinct she squinted her eyes like you would try when seeing a doubleimage. The stretching slow to a stop, she remember what it felt likewhen stuff was stretching. She took that feeling and reversed it, shefine tuned the feeling until the landscape snapped back into focus. Theomoved the feeling into the background of her mind and concentrated onstanding up. On her feet Theo looked across the black sands, the dunesstretched a bit but a little. Once we reached the place she asked me to help her in treating the sprain for which I need to go to her room or she needs to come to mine but she asked to come to her room without any hesitation I entered her room.I told her I need to use the restroom she said ok.wen I came from there I could hear water dripping sound.wen I was looking around I saw her removing her pallu and spinning her saree to remove the water from the sari. I think she thought I may take sometime in the restroom and she. We both slept on bed silently. The light was on in the room. Suddenly, mom came closer & tried to smile at me. I also tried to smile. After a moment, mom looked at my eyes and asked softly-‘hey, what happened to you ?There is no joy in ur face ?’ I paused a little & said-‘no joy in ur face also !’ Mom hold my hand & put it on her belly. Blood started rushing violently in my veins. Mom smiled at me again & asked me to go & switch off the light.I obeyed & came back. Mom got closer in the dark &.