"Mu-um! Who are you talking--oh, hi!" I heard Nao's voice coming down the corridor. She was wearing a sleeveless grey knit dress, draped off the shoul...ders with a moderate vee at her collarbone, and cinched and doubled at the waist to create the effect of a separate skirt. I felt my mouth go dry."Hi," I said."I hope Mum hasn't been interrogating you for too long?" she asked, grabbing a purse off a table in the hallway and opening the screen door."I don't need to ask James," laughed her mum. "You. Flour is spread over and around your feet and a saucer is being placed on your head."Now listen good Teresa. Last night you asked me what right I have to keep you here. The answer is I don't. You are here because your master wants you to be here. If you feel you need to have an opinion on that or make other choices, you are free to do so."I wait a while, light a cigarette and walk around you. "On the table are clothes, your passport and more then enough money for a trip back. The door is open,. . aur usne turant mujhe apni beti ka no.. diya .. aur bola . .. Aasha yeh kaam jaldi karwana .. mai uski jawani ko jab dekhta hoon to mai bahut .. khush hota hoon ..Magar saali chudne ko tayyar nahi hoti .hai.. mai kya karuon… maine unse puchha ki aaj aapki beti kya kar rahi hai.. .. “ mujhe nahi pata…. Shayd kahi ghomne gai hogi..” achha .. to mai pata karun.. maine yeh kah ke apne mobile se usko fone mila diya.. uska naam Richa tha.. “ Hello.. “ “ Hello.. kaun.. “ “ mai Aasha bol rahi hoon... "John smiled, "That's what you're supposed to say and do. Jimmy fixed you up with a marginal airplane not ready to fly. This tells me and these men you know what to look for and where to look for it. Those are all safe flying habits. Jimmy's changing that tire now so we can take that check ride.Once inside the cockpit, I found one more Jimmy trap. He had stuck a toothpick down on one of the switches and it wanted to jam and pop back up. I looked down at it and pulled the splinter out with my.