കഴപ്പ് മൂത്ത ഒരു സാധനമായിരുന്നു അവര്‍, അവരെ കാണുമ്പോള്�...� തന്നെ എനിക്ക് പേടിയായിരുന്നു. എപ്പോഴും സാമാനവും ചോരിഞ്ഞാണ് അവരുടെ നടപ്പ്. അവരടുത്തു വരുമ്പോള്‍ തന്നെ ഒരു മുഷിഞ്ഞ മണമായിരുന്നു.മഴക്കാലമായാല്‍ ഞങ്ങളുടെ പുരയില്‍ കിടക്കാന്‍ പറ്റാതാകും. അപ്പോള്‍ അവരുടെ വീട്ടിലാണ് ഞങ്ങള്‍ പോകുക. അതല്ലാതെ വേറെ മാര്‍ഗം ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു. അമ്മയുടെ വിചാരം അവര്‍ക്കെന്നോട് ഒരു മോനെപ്പോലെയുള്ള സ്നേഹമായിരുന്നു എന്നായിരുന്നു. ആ ദിവസങ്ങളില്‍ അമ്മ വെളുപ്പിനെ എണീറ്റ്‌ പോയിക്കഴിഞ്ഞാല്‍ അവര്‍ വന്നു എന്റെ അടുത്ത് കിടക്കും.. " Her smile became cheekier, but so did Alex's. They were simply father and daughter, but they had shared 18 years of experiences together, and now they were performing a sort of peaceful exchange of power. Roles were being rearranged, reinvented, but as Alex spoke, "I love you, too, Charlie," his enthusiasm was obvious. He knew I was going to be able to have the 18 years I lost, "I love you, too, Lily. I am so happy you're back. We are so happy." Charlie purred in agreement. "We love you,". I put some shorts on and stood out on the balcony to admire the early morning view, the sun was shining and already warm, I sat there and had a quick smoke to get me in a relaxed mood watching a couple of dog walkers out on the beach, so soothing and relaxing.I ventured off down to the health suite and as it happened Sam was already in there setting up the room with fresh towels and soft music, she lit the candles and dimmed the lights as I walked in.To be honest the room was a bit tight just. It's only natural. You sure you never peeked in there?" Uh - maybe once or twice," Patrick said, and Jack saw his hand shaking on the handlebar."Thought so," Jack said, and with his free hand took the bike away from them and leaned it against the side of the garage. "Funny thing was that I thought I noticed somebody outside the bathroom door after I got out of the showers a couple of times. You can see the shadows at the gap between the door and the floor, did you know that?" No," Patrick said.