”Tears were in her eyes again. I couldn’t look at her. I felt myself welling up. “But we are.”“Why, Anna? Why Clive and all the others but n...ot me? Huh? Why not me? You want someone to love you and treat you right and be there for you? It’s me. It has always been ME.”Anna took another sip of her vodka, running her hand through her hair and pinning it back. I looked at her, briefly. I could not sustain a gaze. I was embarrassed at my emotions. I was afraid I had changed everything.“I know you. Sunniyai aval umbum pozhuthu sugamaaga irunththu naan avalai ammanmaaga paarthukondu irukiren athu innum ennai moodakiyathu. Piragu nan avalin pundaiyail enathu sunniyai vaithu ooka aarmbithen.Avalai naan missionary nilayil vaithu ooka aarambithen avalin pundai enathu sunniku poruthamaaga irunthathu, naan avalain mulaiyai kaiyal pidithu azhuthikonde oothen. Appozhuthu avalaal kaam sugathai thaangikolla mudiyaamal haa ahaaaa haaaaaaaaaa endru munarinaal,. Aval munara munaara naan vegathai. Then as politeness demanded, he withdrew and showed his bloodstained weapon to her grandfather, wiping it clean on the harem trousers the girl was now wearing.Her reverie of courtly love between the handsome Emir and the beautiful young concubine had been rudely interrupted when something hard and warm was pressed into her vagina. Whatever it was, it was too large and she felt herself tear as an agonising pain spread throughout her innards. She thought she would die, then the thing was gone and. You are welcome, he said, he held my hand as he softly brushed my long hair off my face, then he said, would you mind if i kiss you, i hesitated but loved how he stared at me, wanting me, so i said, no, i'd like that. good, he said, then moved closer to me, took the wine glass out of my hand and set it on the coffee table, put his hand on the back of my head and rubbed it as he brought his mouth to mine and kissed me sweetly, mmmmmm. i put my arms around him as he held me close to him, we made.