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ual train to work. He'd reached his rented place quite late the previous evening, and af

eting with the Saxenas was a pleasant one, especially seeing Ruhi after so long. She had transformed from a cheesy, irritating gir

en. He'd dozed off and almost fallen off the train when a f

leep! You nearly fell off t

hanks, buddy!" Dev wrung his face and

he suggested, look

ock had snapped him out of his zombie

ot, he thought bitterly. The after-effects of yesterday's shocking discovery, about her being married already, still weren't

down and came to a halt. Funny, all the

?" Dev asked the man s

ocal," replied

oes it stic

nutes, s

e only one who enjoys these stops? He crane

gi!

gi!

means 'chicke

thought. "Here she comes," he muttered on spotting her in her backyard. This time, she was busy spre

it? Since when did you start doing all this? Besides, she's a married woman, for God's sake. Forget about her being

done something like this before. He never w

m, he thought. She looked like a complex blend of all four corners of the land. The

ghed with her chickens. From the way they respon

ghtier chickens, a black one with

d. Lajo? She's give

They were sharp and a clear, dark shade of brown, like crystals of amber. Her expre

he was reminded yet again. I've never seen her husband around; he thought and quickly scanned the surroundings. It look

focused where it shouldn't have been – on her breasts. Her hand ski

id it that he zoomed out to get her face in the frame. Wh

ered and shifted his gaze fro