Nauvari patal kalchech hota. aaj shabnam pan tya doghin barobar hoti. sultana jeva chance milel tyaveli aaichya pathila manela haluch kiss karat ase n...ahitar sadit davyaBajucha jo bhaag ughada asto tithe haat firvat ase. shabnam jara kichen baher geli teva sultanane aaiche lugdyatle kule dable. shabnam nantar parat aali. mag dupa jeun zalyavar shabnam hall madhe jaun zopli. aai aani sultana kitchen madhe aalya. aai kalchya sarkhach thoda virodh kela. ti tila mhanali:’he roj rojbara nahi, maza. I asked her in Hindi what she wants. She asked whether I stay in this hotel, I said yes, can I come to your room for some water, she asked, certainly.I said and I moved towards my room in the first floor. I was moving fast and the girl was practically running after me when I reached my room, I opened the door and took the water jug and offered her a filled glass. But she was not there to accept my glass.She was lying in my bed and said she was tired and just wanted to lie down for some time. Me. Your pod assignment. If you want it next to your former sponsor, well ... I've met her. I wouldn't blame you. Hell, I'd hit that, too."Your badge and uniform are over there. Pick them up, and then go ahead to the Civil Service pool and meet your new comrades as you select your new playthings. Kill two birds with one stone. I'm telling you ... Earth selectees are fine and all, but nothin' matches the sheer enthusiasm and desperation of pool stock. Something about having your life on the line. I heard someone call, so I opened the door. ‘Hey Mr. Bryant, I was wondering if you’d had a chance—–‘ I stopped mid-sentence when the person in the visitor’s chair turned around and I saw it was Mr. Birnbaum. When I turned around my breath caught in my throat. Why was it that we always seemed to be in the same place? This school wasn’t that small. She looked like a combination of nervous, embarrassed, and nauseous. I probably looked the same. Finally she reached for the door again, as she said.
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