From: Kamal E Y [email protected]>

To: Sabrina [email protected] >

Sent: 27 August, 1999 02:15 PM

Subject: My friends

My Princess,

I will start telling about my friends. But as I said, there are no important crisis or anything like that. What we felt at a time as crisis seems funny now, anyway I will write bit by bit.

My best friends are from school. Sumit, Lakshay, Khushal, Deepa, Ranjith, Kunal... The first 4 are very close to me. Sumit is very practical. He doesn't care much about dreams and all. He does everything in a practical manner. For everything, he has a reason. He had never fallen in love with anyone even if he is handsome and smart. He thinks about the practical side if everything. He is ready for anything. If I call him to go to a place, he will surely come without any hesitation. He has been with me 5th standard onwards. He has there when I was restless thinking about my girlfriend. He told the girl's friend that I love the girl. He got me a reply from the girl. He was with me when I was searching for a job after studies. He was with me through all the thick and thin of my life. Now he is far away from here. I haven't told him about you. Next month when I go home, I will go and tell. I don't know what he is going to say, as I said he thinks practically. I stayed for days with him in the hospital when he had a sinus operation. He is very close to me and knows all about me. I too know all about him.

I will write about each friend in my next letter. What do you think? There are many incidents that come to my mind, but nothing can appeal to you. You have to be in my situation to understand that.

Ok, I won't come as a ghost. I said that because ghosts can travel to any place easily. Get in anywhere. Now I know I can't touch you if I am a ghost. No. I will come in flesh and blood to take my sweaty into my arms. To feel your body heat and to smell the nooks and corners of your body.

The bypass operation is scheduled to be ready. Yesterday we went there and gave blood. Actually he is the father of my friend's friend. I saw his daughter standing there with tears in her eyes. I felt sad. There was nothing that I could do to console her. I don't even know her. When my friend's friend told me thanks, I felt embarrassed.

Tomorrow our UPS and server will be down for some time. I don't know when I can send the mail. I will anyway try. Too bad, tomorrow is your menses too. I wish to be with you all the time covering you and kissing you and not let to go anywhere...

Take care, my girl, all my love

Kamal