..anything," she sniffed, the flow of tears finally slowing, "thank you so much."She didn't speak for several moments as they sat holding each other. ...Then she looked up at him with the most serious look on her face."Rohan, Do, uh, could, uh," she started to say.Just then there was a knock on the door."I'll get it," he said, getting up.Opening the door, he found the conductor standing there."Do you need dinner?" he asked in Hindi."No thanks! We will come to the pantry car" Rohan told him,. . so loving." She wipes her eyes with the sleeve of her blouse,"H.. he even admitted he thought he might be bi... but that didn't stopus. Anyway.. when we couldn't have kids.. he.. he blamed himself, becausehe wasn't enough of a man... I think that's when he started having theaffair with his boss..." His boss?" I prompt after she pauses."Yes.." She nods. "A young man, very handsome, the owners son in fact. I..don't know when it started or.. but I found them in this house, my husbandin my. "Get Out!!!". She went white. Looking at my face, then my chest, then my face again. She ran out and I didn't hear her again for over 20 minutes. I ran to my room and got dressed. After sitting down and catching my breath, then wondering what was going to happen next... I went downstairs to the kitchen. Mom was already getting breakfast started, when she plunked herself down next to me and said, "We need to talk...," I said, "I know, but can we wait until after school and can we keep this. I said, “Hello, everyone.” Mentally, I asked Lisa, “Is this the time?” I heard her reply that she wasn’t sure. I could also sense uncertainty in what to do. I said, “John, would you please get me some punch?” He nodded and left with Karen.I continued saying, “I’ve been talking to people about how they met. It’s been interesting. Jack, Emily, how did you meet?”Emily lost tenseness. She grinned. “Jack hit me with a dodge ball hard enough to make me cry. We were in fifth grade and he was new in.
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