She took a black mascara and told me to holdvery still as she covered my upper and lower eyelashes with it. She alsotook a tiny brush, dipped it in a...tiny bottle of liquid, stood very closeto me, and painted a fine line on my eyelids. She stepped back to admireher work.Finally the two women unscrewed a number of lipsticks and debated themerits of how various shades of lipsticks might look on me. They agreedon one, and Nancy did the honors. She held my chin gently with her lefthand, then. Woh kafi gehri neend mein thi. Bhabhi ek baar so jaye toh unhe uthana mushkil hota hai. Maine apne kapde utare aur nangi hoke ghar ke bahar chali gayi.Sadak pe ek dum sannata tha. Raat kafi ho chuki thi. Main apni gali se bahar nikli. Corner mein 3 autowale the. Woh 3 aapas mein baat kar rahe the aur bidi pi rahe the. Jaise hi main unke paas pahuchi, unki aankhe phati reh gayi.“Aise kya dekh rahe ho? Pehle kabhi ladki nahi dekhi?” maine auto drivers se kaha.“Madam ji, apke kapde,” ek ne heraan. My needs will soon return and a Sybian on the back patio needs warming. Perhaps the neighbours will watch! - Kira The constant mechanical thrum fills my ears and echoes persistently through my mind in time with spastic upward thrusts of my pelvis. Agony rips through my shoulders; once they were merely pained but that moment is long gone; stretched sinews so wickedly pulled and secured behind me making my flesh scream, making my mouth scream. Silent screams, lost amongst the too large rubber. I liked him better that way.It was a rather peaceful drive. The blisters on my hands hurt more than the night before, but the aches and pains were getting less by the minute. As we approached headquarters the activity around us reflected the tragic events of the day before. We could see planes being serviced and reloaded for their trip out to sea to continue the counter attack on the Empire. Japan may have started this war, but with the changes wrought by the universe, our military was.