Hame bus se jana tha. Ham ghar se karib 8 baje nikal chuke the. Hamne ek bus main sawar huwe. Bus main bhid kafi thi. Is liye badi mushkil se hame ek ...sit mil payi. Papa ne mujhe sit par baitha diya aur khud mere pass khade hogaye. Bas main itne bhid thi ki log ek dusre se sat kar khade the. Rasta kharab hone ke karan puri bus hichkole kha rahi thi. Papa mere pass is tarha se khade the. Ki unka lund baar baar mere chehre se takra raha tha. Par maine koi dhyan nahi diya. Meri neend laggai. Karib. ‘I’ll bet I’ve seen more of you than Amy has these past few weeks and that ain’t right. I know you think you’ll need the extra money , but Matt, take it from me. You’ll get along on what you’ve got. What you really need is to be there with a new family.’ Caught off-guard Matt realized his friend was right. He nodded at Carl, who nodded as well and walked back to his own car, pleased that his advice was so well-received. Of course I need to be there for them, Matt chided himself on the drive. ”“Thanks Jack. I’ll remember that.”By the time Kumak returned two hours later, Janice finished unpacking everything except her books, which she was going to have to sort through,. Not wanting to seem to stare, they both avoided making direct eye contact,. They sat opposite each other at her kitchen table and discussed the upcoming school year.Kumak started the conversation. “Have you had a chance to look over the curriculum and records we sent you?”“Yes, I have. It seems pretty straight. Troy took in the room. It was furnished, but the furniture didn’t seem to have ever been used. It looked old and hand-made, but nothing that could be called an antique.“Is old family secret,” Maria said. “But La Contessa say is ok to share with you. Come.”She led them down the stairs into an old cellar with a dirt floor. Set into one of the walls was an alcove for cooking fires. Maria touched a stone on the wall and the alcove opened up.Troy and Julie looked at each other and said “A secret.