I said no problem. Previously I used to treat you as an elder brother now I would treat you as my father. Hashim and mom were very happy to hear this....I took my bag and said you guys can carry on with your honeymoon but be careful that no one should come to know about your relationship. Mom said don’t worry.Mom and Hashim continued their unmarried honeymoon for a year. Mom was very happy. Then one fine day, Hashim and mom called me. I went. Mom said son we have decided to get married. I said. No surf and no friends with me so I was the obvious choice. I didn’t really mind. Whatever I decided to make, I’d do it with a clean kitchen. I hate working around dirty dishes so I started to clean up the mess from the previous night. I collected everything and stacked it in the sink to soak while I rummaged through the fridge for ingredients. I found four pounds of ground burger and a bell pepper and some celery. I knew we had everything else for meatloaf so I started setting. I just wanted you to know, lest you go dying with a sense of accomplishment.’ I tried to come up with something witty, but found nothing. These were my last breaths. I turned and saw Elena, and gave her what smile I could muster. This time, I avoided. Humor: ‘Thank you, my classmates. Elena…Goodbye, Elena.’ I shot the four men a glare. ‘And as for you four,’ ‘Get on with it,’ Matthew said. ‘Try not to miss.’ I closed my eyes as I heard the four hammers pulled back. Elena and the few remaining. A sickly-sweet stench, like the birth of a lamb in the dead of night. The metallic taste of iron in my mouth, blood. And lastly, the delicate touch of eggshells underneath my naked back. “Eggshells? Did I land on an egg?” No. To my left is the empty husk of some massive egg beyond anything I have seen, the shredded remains of my clothes s**ttered among the shards. Someone or something had ripped off my clothes while I was u*********s. One egg has hatched, and at least a dozen more remained.