"Oh, you own your own house!?" Bev asked, impressed."I do," I smiled. "It?s been hard to keep up with it since I lost myjob, though, so, since I?ll be...moving in with Mitch when we get backhome, I figured that I would put it on the market. But, if after Nancyshows it to Craig, they decide they?d like to buy it, that would begreat!" Do you think that Mitch may want to get a bigger place after he findsout that he?s being named a partner?" Jodi asked.I glanced at Nancy and we both smiled. I. ...home late as you promised?" Are you okay, babe? You sound kind of winded. How was your day?"She still sounded like she was running a marathon. "Good...good. I am doing great. Uh, uh...I went out to the mall and made a new friend. I bought a little surprise for you, honey...”“Are you sure you are okay? What are you doing?" I was getting concerned.Uh, uh… I am perfectly fine. Just give me a minute… Uh, uh, just wait…”I heard her put the phone down and I could now hear what sounded like. She had a visitor in her nephew who had come down to stay with them during the summer vacations. She called me in the afternoon for some help she wanted. I went over, as usual, with no underwear under my lungi. She pointed out to a cane basket hung from the tiled roof, in which she said that she had kept grapes for drying into raisins. I had to bring it down. It was out of reach for both her and her nephew who was 10 years old. I tried reaching out but failed. I asked for a tall stool to be. Then Karthik asked for permission to leave since it is raining outside and also it will almost 9 bye.It was heavily raining outside. The monsoon has just started… Rahul, whom I have married with before a year and half was busy decorating the largest room in our house. I love rain so much but that day I was not in a mood to enjoy the rain. I started to think about my past, college days and nirmal’s love & his betrayal and thought that it would have been good if I had married him. It turned sobre.