She was now two, walking and talking but had nothing to say to me and probably didn’t want to go anywhere with me. I think she must have been somewhat confused as to who I was and how she should behave with me. I was in a similar predicament. I didn’t know how to deal with children, I didn’t even know how she would respond if I tried to hug or hold her, and the reception from Purveen was always so unfailingly hostile that I finally decided to cease performing this onerous duty and in fact didn’t see Heeba again for another twelve years.
