She allowed him a second before following.He entered the staircase. When she followed, she could hear him jogging up the stairs. Moving quietly, she t...ook two steps at a time, trying to guestimate which floor he was nearing. When the metal door slammed, she was sure he exited on the roof. Reaching it, she hesitated to give him some distance, and followed.The elevated parking garage expanded before her, the tightly packed cars obstructing the view. By shifting between them, she could make out her. Something would happen that’d change my life forever and I didn’t even know it. I awoke to the smell of Bacon and eggs and the sound of the door being shut. I knew my mom had made me breakfast before she went to work and so I rushed down stairs, not even bothering to dress since I knew my mom was gone (I sleep nude) and BAM! I caught the side corner of the counter top right in my side. And holy shit it hurt. The wind was knocked out of me as I Went to my hands and knees trying to not. She was supposed to come at 7pm, but no show, I called her and she said that she was still coming, but she was going to bring her friend for protection. I am thinking, I am a nice guy, why would anyone need protection from me, but I did understand her risk and was just glad that she was really going to come over. 8:00 came and they still weren’t there and was I thinking this really isn’t going to happen, but finally the called and said they were parking and were up to my room before 9. They. So in order to help him finish tenders and other important things she used to stay late in the evening at the office. Ashok used to pick her up during these times. But that fateful day, Ashok was stuck in his office and he asked Lakshmi to get back on her own.Meanwhile, all the late evening work and lack of interest from Ashok were having an effect on Lakshmi. Initially, she was scared of Rashid, one, he was her boss and next is that he was a Muslim. All she knew about Muslims was not that.