An Old Man

"You want to fight with him." he looked stunned with the idea. Perhaps she was thinking too much. "You are about it." 

She let go of the breath she was holding and slumped on her seat a little.

"To be honest, I tried to follow my wits as Cotlin had asked me. I have tried my best in the parties and in that tea party too but i have not behaved the way he wanted me to. And even then i felt exhausted. 

It is hard to act. To behave the way you do not want and to show what you do not feel. It was taxing. I would have still done it. But I have used all the tricks he has taught me.