Main apne dono pairo ko phaila kar baithi thi. Jis se meri panty ke darshan saaf ho rahe thi. Sir kitech main se meri jawani ke darshan kar rahe the. ...Sir ne chai bana kar laye aur mujhe di main chai pine lagi. Sir ne kaha ki tum chai piyo main change kar ke aata hun. Sir bedroom main chale gaye. Main chai pine lagi. Abhi main ne chai khatam bhi nahi huwi thi ki sir bedroom se bahar aaye. We kewal lungi aur baniyan main the. Sir aate hi. Mere saamne wale sofe par baith gaye. Main ne tirchi nazro. My father was gone most of the time, on his voyages, trading, or on one of his missions for the Bey. We only had a small staff of four — three women and a man, none of them of any interest to me — for the large garden and the house, which was big and old and not in the best repair and gave them enough work to do, so they were happy enough to disobey my father’s orders and obey mine instead, which were to keep me alone as much as possible, and never, ever, intrude on me without warning and. Friday couldn't come soon enough. I was a maraca, shaken constantly with barbed beads of excitement, nerves, fear, and anticipation. Hurry, hurry, hurry Friday. Come on, please? Friday really couldn't come fast enough.It's just dinner. JUST. Dinner. Unless he was lying. It was just dinner right?The worst thing was there was no one I could talk to about this. I couldn't talk to Bevvie, or my parents, or Mr. and Mrs. J., or any acquaintances from school. Nobody. Flying solo without a net. Thank. I reached up and released her both her hood and burqa veil.Her eyes met mine, and her face burst with a smile of happiness. I nodded for her to follow me. She nodded and veiled herself, head and leg, making herself legal to walk in public. Then she picked up her crutches and followed me out of the cathedral.My home, the world's central Security complex was adjacent to the cathedral. Grateful Abigail did not have far to walk with her crutches, we made our way to my temporary quarters, a fine.