NOVA’S DIARY

Robert Hutton

● “Trick or Treat?” Akshata has come into the study, holding something behind her back. Rishi has been printing out spreadsheets and arranging them on the table. “I reject the stale consensus on Halloween,” he tells her. “The question I prefer to ask is: Treat or Trick?” Akshata sighs. “That’s very courageous of you, darling.” “I know. But do I get any credit from the media?” “Well, don’t worry, next year all this will be behind us.” “How do you mean?” Akshata suddenly looks panicked. She puts the brochure she was holding behind her back. It says something about Malibu Real Estate, which I think is a sort of car. Rishi has decided he likes cars now. “What if we got Jeremy Clarkson in?” he asks his friend James. “We…

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