From a casual glance she looked young, around 25, with short hair and dark complexion. She had a blanket wrapped around her and I couldn’t see much ...so I decided to let her be and watch the movie that was being played. Later on, the bus had to make a small stop before midnight so that the travellers could rest once before it reached Mumbai in the morning. I got off and stretched my legs, took a walk and then got on. I saw that my neighbour was not there, she was standing outside relaxing a bit.. I was sure I'd seen it before, and I mentioned it to Jamie."Jasmine's dress is the same shade," she said."Yep, that's it," I agreed. "Come on," I said, tugging Christine's hand. "I think we just found your dress."It even fit. Of course then she needed shoes...We met Tony and Tina at the Hard Rock and ended up staying for drinks and dancing until about eleven. I spotted the tail about a block from the restaurant as we were headed home."Can you find out who it is?" I asked Jamie."Not on my own,". She went to take something from refrigerator as she was cooking lunch for me. She saw Rs. 500/- note on the top of the refrigerator. First she saw towards me and got confident that I was asleep. She took the note and was putting in her blouse, but I was alert. I shouted on her. She was taken aback. I caught her red handed. She was scared. She started crying bitterly, bent on her knees and begged pardon for her deeds. When she bent on her knees, her well stuffed melons grabbed my attention. My. “Hang in there, Andy. Okay?”A weary shrug was all he could muster.With a sad little wave, she was gone. Rennie returned his waning attention to the mandatory paperwork.“You married the wrong sister.”The out of nowhere comment from Grant brought a smile to his lips, followed by a quiet snicker.“What?”“Her husband Brian told me the same thing a few years back, but he was explicitly clear that he had no interest whatsoever in trading,” Rennie recalled with a low chuckle. “Smart guy.”With a weary.
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