.” I wasn’t sure how to phrase it.“I’m a few years older,” Lissa supplied. “Just enough to add some stability to these two wild ones.”�...�Hey!” both Melody and I exclaimed before we all broke out in giggles.“Who adds stability to the wild ones?” Melody asked through her laughter. I thought of Lissa’s boys, but decided that overwhelming my parents a little at a time was better than all at once.“It’s a shared responsibility,” I said.“Well, I hope all three of you plan to spend some time here in. Pinbu nala school ponen, apozhuthu dineh enai vaitha kangal edukamal paarthukonde irunthaan. Naanum vendum endre en mulai matrum idupu theriyum padi dress aninthu kanbithukondu irunthen. Avanum en idupai paarthu rasithukondu irunthaan, avan vendum endre veliyil vanthu phone pesuvathu pola ennai sight adithukondu irunthaan.Apadi sight adithukondu irukum pozhuthu avan sunniyai paarthen, avan sunni nangu viraithu thaan irunthathu. Athai eppozhuthu naan suvaithu en kuthikul viduvathu enadru. Yes, I know we don't call you by your adult namewhen you're a baby, but we have to show you something. It was on thenews last night, about this pandemic. The Prime Minister came on andannounced a lockdown. No one's going anywhere." She pointed a remote atthe TV on the wall. "You'd better watch." And with that, she played hisaddress to the country to me so I could see what was happening.When it had finished, she switched it off and put down the remote. "So,you're stuck with us for at least the. When you are though next spring, you may be able to write well enough to complete your work at the university successfully." She sounded tough, but she looked like she would be helpful and informative.There was a guy in the third row I had seen in the Humanities section. When the bell rang, I went to him. "Hi," I said."Humanities. Second row. Ms. Travis. You got a first name? Can you say something besides 'Hi'?" I'm Mary Travis, I can talk when I have something to say, and anyway, I got what I.