“It’s something you say when you leave someone.” she thought.She walked to the light and when she was close, the door opened. Shutting the door ...behind her, she made sure the door was locked.It seemed to be late night on the ship, so she went to her apartment. Looking at the ship's clock, she was surprised to see she had been gone for two whole weeks. It didn’t seem possible to go that long without food and water, but the creature did say it had no concept of time.When she got to her assignment,. ’ ‘You two guys seem like the odd couple. I mean, a body shop guy and a techie.’ ‘Whoa, now I’m offended,’ I said in mock disgust. ‘I have a complete education and a substantial vocabulary. I ain’t no ordinary fender-pounder.’ She shrank back for a moment at my comment before recognizing I was teasing her. I saw her exhale and show a rueful, apologetic smile. ‘Sorry. I didn’t mean to ….’ ‘No need. We are an odd couple. We’ve been friends for years. We went to high school and college together,. “Lila, is everything okay?” he asked, the concern evident in his voice.The woman stopped and looked intently up into his face. After a few moments, her shoulders slumped and she shook her head. “No, it’s not.” She motioned back to the diner, “I normally start at seven but everything was dark when I got here. Marge and Henry, the owners, were supposed to be here at five to set up for breakfast but they never came.” Lila lifted up the cell phone in her hand. “And I can’t get them on the phone. Iddari naalukalu pena vesukunnai. Nenu aunty nadumu meedha chethulesi aumty ni naa medhaki nokku kuntunna. Aunty tana pookuni naa modda kesi adumu kosaagindhi. Aunty tana solluni naa chest ki ruddukumdhi. Aunty naa medha ki ekki kurchumdhi. Pita tappinchi tana solluni pissukuntu jacket hooks vippa saagimdhi correct ga naa modda daani gudda kindha undhi adi daani guddatho naa moddani othuthundhi. Aunty jacket complete ga teesesimdhi. Red bra vesukundhi.A : nani ela’unmai raa sollu.M : bala.