It was unclear whether I was going to continue with my job. Sometimes guests left used dishes on the tables, and sometimes did their homework themselves, chatting to each other. Few things are more secure than housework, one commented.

On the first night of the kite, the storm of the decade as radio broadcasts and cable news networks called it, some employees swam on the balcony that is not being used much to throw an article. We went into a hole where some of the others were dug, up to our necks with smoke and steam. Satta king

In the evening, some of the guests watched movies in the home theater, occasionally diverting their attention to stories from the lives of the actors and the social or political relevance of the issues. Others in the study gathered, shuffling between the damp bar and the lounge furniture. I did a sweep, once or twice a night, and the faces of the guests showed an apparent uncertainty that was not like mine. Don't bother, one said, clearly betraying honesty in doing so. Regardless, the various social scenes had nothing to do with me or any of the staff involved in any meaningful way.