A knock came once on the door, and then twice before the door opened and a beautiful woman in flower printed silky dress showed up at the entrance. She had on a pair of eyeglasses that concealed her almost tiny eyes pretty well.

"Hi there, Marianne." Zeidan greeted and took her hands to kiss them.

"Welcome, Zeidan. It is an honor to welcome you here in our humble home." Her hair was white, looking almost as soft as wool which she plaited into a French row, adorning it with a rose flower perched on the side of her hair.

"I can't believe all this while; you would still see the...