Par Sumit mujhe humesha cheer up karta tha. Jhoota dilasa deta tha ki main theek ho jaunga etc etc.Sumit ne kahan ki hume Kolkata wapas jane ki jaroor...at nahi hai. Hum yahan Mumbai mein hi settled ho jate hai. Humare pass aur koi chara bhi nahi tha. Kolkata mein humare apne koi tha nahi. Sab bure waqt mein apni pith dekhake chale gaye the. Taki unlogo ko unwanted responsibility na lene pade.Toh umne bhi socha abhi Kolkata wapas laut jane ka koi faida nahi hai. Filhal Sumit ke sahare kuch din. ”Marina said “Of course you must’ve been,” and, without thinking, reached out across the table and put her hand on Daniel’s hand and squeezed it. Daniel put his other hand on top of hers and returned the smile. His eyes were moist.“Thank you,” he breathed. “Look, would you like the ten-bob guided tour of the place?”“I’d love to have a look around,” she admitted. “This house is fantastic and the view from Sophie’s bedroom is wonderful.”“OK, I’ll show you round the house, first, then. After that. I sipped my whiskey, not bad. Two regulars at a table behind me were in the middle of a mild spat, “Dubrowski said Chicago is supposed to be okay, not that different from a city.”“Dubrowski! Dubrowski’s never been to ... Staten Island.” Long pause, “Dubuque.”“You?”“No, but I ain’t claiming Chicago facts without what being there. Chicago.”“My Way” seemed on permanent rotation. It used to be that way in a lot of neighborhood bars. But that demographic was ... well all demographics were, now that. This is a surprise, but I'm pretty mad about something else right now, and I wouldn't be very good company for you. If you'll excuse me, I've got business I really have to attend to. Nice seeing you all again." I turned and walked back to the office. I was just picking up the phone to call my father when Joyce came storming into the room."You can't just brush the three of us off like this, Kenny. It's rude, and you've hurt all our feelings." This is my house, Joyce. I invite people here, not.
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