February 5. “How is it that you’re here so early this evening?”

“We have to attend a friend’s wedding reception. Want to come along?”

“You go along today. I want to stay at home and eat the egg rolls being made.”

“Your call.”

“What about the story we were supposed to start writing from today about the cockerel and his pariah friends?”

“We’ll start that tomorrow. I promise. We could have done so today itself had it not been for the reception we have to go for.”

“Let’s at least think of a title for the story.”

“What do you think of FRIENDS?”

“That’s a lovely title. Let’s call our story FRIENDS.”