We were to dine first, getting to know each other again. So we washed up and sat down and had a delicious Indian meal. It was vegetarian with no meat.... But it was scrumptious and quite filling. Afterwards we had a little wine as we sat companionably in the living area.I was enjoying looking at and comparing their beautiful faces. Wendy's with her perpetual freckles and red hair, and Aashi's with her tumbling black hair and lovely smile. I knew that they were in the mood for a night of love. I was happy inside and agreed upon that. While I was getting ready shalini came to our flat and when I was ready we left together.After we had just driven for 5 mins, she told me that today ritu is bunking office and she is going to her home for the day. While talking she also told that ritu was her best friend since childhood and she is in Chandigarh for job and that she shared everything with her. I looked into her eyes and I asked did she also share what happened that night. She told yes and. We rang the bell. I knew what to expect from the previous year but all of my friends squealed with delight at the unusual sounds. Mrs. Bradford quickly answered the door, this time dressed as a wicked queen a la Snow White.In answer to our “Trick or Treat” she placed a large bunch of candy in each of our bags. She surprised me by calling me by name. I had only met her that one time the previous year but somehow she had remembered me.She talked with the four of us for several minutes, commenting. This dog did some amazing tricks that won the hearts of so many as well as Chucks. He learned to fetch our slippers from a game of Hide and seek. The task was so amusing that, ‘Go fetch the slippers,’ was daily fun more than the need for something afoot. He would shake with you and then tell him to, ‘Give you his other paw’ and he would swap paws and shake with you again. When he sat-up and begged, he had such good balance that he could sit there for almost as long as you could wait for him to.