John jee, This is by far the best tale I have read coming out from the Galt land! Superbly crafted narrative skills with your use of the first person narrative that allows the narrator to display the intensity of his inher feelings and thoughts. The depth of such 'confessional intimacy' is one thing that we,your readers, look for in your stories so we too can enter the inner sanctum of your character(s)'s psyche. And you have not failed. The dialogic quality is also striking and this obviously works in tandem with other stylistic features in your prose to deliver your intended overall plot scheme. An impressive end product overall. Keep up the hard work. Oh, your story reminds me about when I should take my car to the garage for MOT (the annual test to see if it's raod-worthy!). There's then servicing to do as well as the road tax to pay. Phew. Rip-offs everywhere. Pressure-pressure. Or in the more friendly Nep-lish parlance, tensan-nai tensan (tension!). :) There're times I wish I was a monk living in one of those gumbas in the Himalayas.. :) Honestly. Have got a long super-duper busy day ahead of me. Have a good day. ****************************** Hi to the feisty, fiery foxy one - where art thou? Your absense from the Sajha land was acutely felt - missed you and your wicked wit massively. Welcome back.