While talking to her on the way, I forgot how long we have come. We crossed outskirts of Bangalore. I stopped my car and asked her to come out of the ...ar. It was the rainy season, so outside it was a cool vibe. I just held her hand and asked her for a walk. She agreed and came holding my hand. After a little while, she asked me that we should go back to the car. So I said, “We will go back only if you kiss me.” It was the empty night road with streetlights and trees beside. She was shy and. Felicity remarked that she felt a bit embarrassed to be nearly nude when I had all my clothes on, and she urged me to get more comfortable and strip down to my underwear. She also asked me to lock the door, as ‘we don’t want someone barging in, just when I’m starting to feel relaxed.’ I hesitated only a second before complying, as it seemed obviously sensible and more comfortable in the circumstances. I quickly turned the key in the lock, and shed my skirt and top. This left me wearing a. Very little was said, but I could sense both dread and acceptance emanating from her, as if she had accepted her fate. As I was preparing a meager dinner of Stove Top and some frozen vegetables, I thought I heard something outside. When I peered through the peephole, I was not entirely surprised to see a police car and two officers approaching the narrow front porch — standard procedure in the area following a blizzard or a tornado. I opened the door even before the officers were on the. "On the way home Jess confided in me she was not able to manage the store on her own, De Vent took control once Dad was out of the picture, now she has to face it on her own. She didn't feel confident that any of the sales staff could take over the job; they were good people but didn't have the aptitude to run things.I pondered on the problem for a while, "I know that I'm only seventeen Jess but what say we both give it a go, I can't see myself going back to school again, I doubt if they would.