Amar nunu ta ekhan o desh baro hoye achhe.. bujhte parlam uni bare bare oi dike ar chokhe takachchhen… Ami ese suye porlam guest room e.. ghum aschh...ilo na.. Soura r maa jakhan takhan asben… ekbar mone holo upur hoye sui jate kichhu dekha na jay… tarpar mone holo, dekhuk e na, kshoti ki… ar mone hote laglo jodi onake bichhanay suiye or blause ta chhinre mai duto ke khub kore chhuste ar tipte partam… bujhte parlam, uni chheleder byapare besh utsuk.. amar dhontay ki haat deben!! dile besh. Dad got five dresses, six blouses and seven skirts. I got eight skirts, nine blouses and four dresses. We cleaned up in the jewelry department too. Dad got his ears pierced. Whispering, Dad tried to talk her out of it but Mom wouldn?t have any of it. She promised me that if we could figure out how to do it so nobody at the ice cream shop would notice or care, I could get my ears pierced too.About three, we called it a day. We probably would have shopped more, but we had reached trunk capacity.. But part of me wanted to see his reaction. Part of me craved his reaction.He let out a long breath and carefully set down his drink.“It’s like you want to be punished,” he murmured. I watched breathlessly as he tugged off his shirt. He crouched down in front of me and I could smell his skin; sweat and soap. I felt like licking it.“Put your hands behind your back. And why’d you put your goddamn dress back on?”Because I’m not comfortable walking around naked, I thought. I didn’t say this. .. Dark Domain?"She stared at me. "You know nothing of that place?" I shook my head.She briskly turned and continued walking. "I will tell you when we are inside. The tale of the Dark Domain is not one to be told in the open, where enemy ears could be listening."At lunchtime, I learned of the Dark Domain. It was the name of the land that was the northern neighbor of Serule. The lord of that very unpleasant land was Magus Dred. From his land, he ruled over evil dragons, hobgoblins, orcs, and.