All was silent for a while. “Jonathan?” “Yes?” “I have to pee.” “I heard you.” “Can you untie me so I can go to the bathroom?” “...Yes.” There was a long silence as she waited to hear some sign that I was getting up to do as she’d asked. Then: “Are you going to untie me?” “No.” “But you said…” “You asked me if I could , not if I would .” “Jonathan, it’s not funny, I really have to go!” I got up, and she sighed with relief as she heard me. I picked up the wastebasket from next to my desk. There. Unknowingly and due to the high levels of emotions in both of us, I had pulled Priya aunty back on to the sofa with a little bit of force and Priya aunty accidentally fell right over my lap with her arms thrown around my shoulder. We were shocked at the happening and I quickly apologized but Priya aunty placed her fingers over my lips and said “Remember what you said Praveen, you are my best friend and there shall be no excuses in between the two of us. Priya aunty looked surprised in my lap. She rang the can of evaporated milk through the till and pointed out the receipt to the store owner who was glued to his phone in his backroom office.When she had a few moments, she warmed the bottle with water from the hot faucet and the puppy latched onto the teat and began to suckle eagerly. Misty gently put the drinking puppy back into the front pockets of her hoodie. She could feel the little dog as it suckled and after a while noticed there was no movement. Concerned, she moved quickly to. Olivia shook her head a little as if shaking away a fog as she realized she'd been caught zoning out."Sorry, did you ask me something?" Olivia said as she took the bong and smiled sheepishly at Penny's slightly mocking look."Yeah," Penny said as she scooted into the corner of the couch as she pointed to the television with her thumb, "Want to watch another movie?" Um, what time is it?" Olivia asked as she searched her pockets for her lighter. She stopped when it landed in her lap. "Thanks." No.