”“Is there a lunar eclipse tonight? Is this our son, Mona?”“I’ve wondered that myself honey,” she said to dad, but still looked over at me....We dished out the food. I helped Nancy, getting an appreciative smile from her.There was enough tension at the table, but I did my best to answer whatever was asked.“I will clean up,” I said.“So will I,” my excitable sister said.“I will let James help me,” mom said, excusing Nancy.I stacked the dirty dishes in the sink. I started to hand washing them. Mom. Her name was Holy. Many days passed and I always used to see her, see too saw me in passing. Then on a lucky day I was the first to come to classroom as I thought but I saw her sitting alone in the classroom. I saw her and she looked very beautiful.And then she raised her eyes and smiled at me. I took the opportunity I was hunting for and talked to her. We became friends in a few days. We used to go to canteen, lab, etc together. With everyday passing my feeling for her got strong. We talked. " You're lucky Emily ... so darn lucky honey," dad finally said as he gave me a loving squeeze. "University ... new friends ... experiences ... they'll be the best years of your life." I'll miss you and mom." For two days," dad said with a laugh. "Then you'll be so busy and having so much fun you'll forget to even call us." Never," I whispered."And you'll have every boy in the freshman class swooning at your feet." I want a man now," I said quietly."Oh don't worry, you'll find them," dad. Then the woman who opened the door smiled at me and said please come in. I entered inside and there was my friend kritika sitting with a baby of her sisters. Yes, the woman who opened the door was her sister. I and kritika have been very good friends for years. She once said that she had a sister in pune and would visit some time.Now she was in Pune and I went to see her. Her sister offered me some coffee and we talked about our friends in Bangalore. Then after sometime I left the place. Then I.