it is 3:20 am and i want to go out for a walk
i live in a safe area of the town and walking at this hour is not dangerous
..........................................suspicious, perhaps
if mrs. schmidtt is up and reports a dark shadow leaving our front doorbut
i could be discreet and leave through the back door not visible
.........................................from the schmidtt's
on the other side kiran had fasted, feasted and fast asleep
it was karva-chauth yesterday and hindu men are lucky
come to think, even the women have it not so bad
they get to do this only once a year unlike our 29-30 fasts each year
and sati is frowned upon and not practiced any more, so we hear
so i ran a list in mind â" i will change into joggers and a polo top
grab a wind breaker and put on sneakers
reminding myself not to forget the house keys this time
what else would i need? shall i take the lighter?
if i take it then i'll have to take the pouch and the pipe
ahâ¦the pleasure of inhaling the cured leaves at this peaceful hour
............................................out in the open
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immersed in all kinds of peaceful thoughts clashing cheered me up more
and i reminded myself to put on the baseball cap, it may be windybut
first i had to ease my way out of the embrace and not wake her up
...........................................easier written than done
buoyed by the idea of polluting the fresh air i must have made some noises
'why are you so restless and talking in sleep,' said the fair one
and as the embrace tightened, 'go to sleep, you've work to do in the morning,
'as all shackled men have learned it is not advisable to argue with the tiger
..........................................in their cages, no sir, not at 3.20 a.m.
i said meekly, 'go to sleep dear, am just attending a call of nature
'and dreamt of other dreams folded and ensconced
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