“What’s he doing there? What work does he do?” I asked again. “I think he works in a business that his father-in-law owns, I just know he’s very happy with that family.” “Good, and that place where you all used to meet, is it still in the same place?” “Sure Manu, the building, of course. What kind of question is that? Whenever any of us go there, we see that there are now new folk who are continuing with it.” “And do you think they’d accept me? Or would they think I’m already an old man, too old for such things?” “What are you talking about? Of course they’d accept you with open arms, an extra pair of hands always come in handy, but are you sure you want to be involved in that now? You don’t have the bones you had back then.” “Are you calling me old? Look, it’s true that time has pas

