This was the first time I had ever taken it, and I liked the feeling. It was a strange, focused-high hybrid feeling that weed doesn't give me. Sometim...es I get paranoid when smoking weed; adderall made me feel cool, confident, and ready to PARRRRTTTTTYYYY!Anyway, we drove into town to see this band play.So, we are packed into this tiny bar to see this band. At that point, you are just trying to keep your arms out a little bit so that you can make some space for yourself and at the same time be. Who cares if I live or die?Me: I do. What’s the matter? Did you fight with someone? With Tushar?Malti: He is a bastard. All men are bastardsI gave her a cold stareMalti: Except you sahib. You have been very nice to me. You haven’t made one lewd comment or tried anything in these last few months while the rest of the world just ogles me now that I have no husband. And its all because of that bastard Tushar.Me: Don’t be so bitter Malti and don’t put me on a pedestal. I know in my heart that I. Anyway, it’s all arranged and Beryl seemed quite happy to have you back.” I wasn’t surprised she was happy, she was probably planning to humiliate me again but I couldn’t tell my Dad that, so I shouted and argued and eventually got the cane for my troubles. And after all that I still had to go! He drove me to Auntie Beryl’s in silence. I was not being cooperative but I couldn’t think of any way out of this. When we arrived he was clearly glad to be rid of me and couldn’t wait to set off home.. "The crowd stood for a moment in shocked silence, broken only by the wail of a fretful child somewhere among the tents. Then men and women came forward by ones and by twos until fourteen people stood before Doranthe, waiting."The Council is now assembled." He let his arms drop to his sides and stood facing them."For what reason do you call us together with no warning, no time for preparation?" a man asked sternly from among the fourteen. He was older than most, his beard and hair almost white.