The lift reached the first story, I passed by the lobby so quickly that I never noticed the heavy downpour. ‘Shit!’ I silently cursed, remembering... that I didn’t have my umbrella with me. I ran fast to the nearest bus stop, using my bag to cover me. It wasn’t much of a help, I was soaking wet before I can even reach the stop. Glanced up to the electrical board above me, I missed the 6:35 bus, the next bus will arrive in 20 minutes. I can’t wait that long, I still need to prepare our dinner. Not. I asked her is no one there in home?She: yes darling that’s why I make a callMe: then what you had morning breakfast?She: nothing.Me: why?She: yesterday uncle and aunt (her hubby’s parents) went to their daughter’s house with them my hubby he went to drop them.Me: then u was alone in night?She: haa idiot.Me: why didn’t you call me?She: no power battery low, so morning itself I charged and gave u a missed call. Till now I didn’t have breakfast also.Me: what you like to have?She: can u bring it. I just don't know. I don't know what to do. I wishI knew what was going on." "As you wish," said a female voice. May started and turned to see an oddly-dressed copper-skinned womansitting in her desk chair. "Who are you? How the hell did you get inhere?" "My name is Abir. I am an ifritah. If it helps you, you might thinkof me as a... genie. It's a completely inaccurate discription, but it'sone you can comprehend. Aeons ago I was bound within a lamp andcommanded to grant three wishes to. ‘It’s better to call a taxi and send him home.’ Jean-Marie and the young man helped up the moaning Avery and the man took him away. ‘And I was just enjoying the mood out here.’ she sighed. He looked at the garden and nodded. ‘Rather romantic.’ She raised an eyebrow. ‘You know about that?’ ‘Evening, nice weather, garden, lights, music, a man and a woman alone.’ She smiled at him. ‘The woman saved by the man.. But can he dance?’ He chuckled. ‘If shuffling falls under that definition.’ ‘It does in.