So that we do not make the mistakes of our past, that we or others are doomed to repeat,’ my mother would whisper like a lullaby before going to bed.... I wonder if the aliens also saw it this way. They all took on last names that were the names of renowned human leaders and figures like the Windsors of England, Mao, Lenin, and King. ‘My mother loves human archaeology and history.’ Gaelen just hummed, his liquid green eyes took me in more and then a sly smile pulled across his lips. ‘Have I met. I realized I neededsomeone besides Mommy, someone that knew what was happening and why,even if they didn't understand the details, to talk to. I couldn't tellMandy any of this; if she knew, she'd probably get so upset she'd tellher mother and her mother would tell someone else, and pretty soonthere'd be flashing blue and red lights outside the house with tall menin dark uniforms wearing badges, and then things would be even worse.Finally, after what seemed liked a long while but wasn't more. He didn’t agree at first. But looking at my condition, he too agreed to help me out.Now we three somehow had to convince Shreyas’s mom Riya. We thought a lot. Finally, we planned that we would slowly keep informing Riya about me. We would introduce a thought in her head that breastmilk could cure cancer.Daily, Rajesh and Shreyas would keep telling Riya about me and my condition to make her feel pity for me. I waited and waited for days together. My prayers were finally answered one day, and. " I had no idea who most of these people were. They certainly represented the moneyed class considering the fur coats that came through the door and the jewelry on most of the women and their couture dresses, or the skimpy cloth that passed for a dress on a number of trophy wives."Stop drooling, my Love ... they're not real..."Jessica, dressed in a very dark green silk cocktail dress that showed off lots of her back and a good deal of cleavage, would whisper in my ear as a said trophy wife.