They both gave a mysterious smile and then we left the room. Later i came to know that the medicine she gave is used to be given to horses for mating....That afternoon we reached home. We had our lunch and i took the medicine which the nurse gave and went to sleep. After an hour my grandma woke me up with some juice. I drank it. She then asked me to remove my towel. I told her i was already removed and it is under the bed sheet. She laughed at me and sked me to sit in the chair and asked to. But Bruce smiled and nodded, waiting for the boy to finish. “I didn’t know if you were home so I peeked in your window, and I don’t know why I didn’t knock or ring the bell but the curtains were open and I was cold and wet so I just peeked in real quick and…” Troy took a breath. “I, saw, you.”At first Bruce nodded and waited, expecting more. But Troy shifted his gaze and the look on Bruce’s face told Troy he was putting together what Troy meant. Then Troy finally added; “Just the ending,. ’ ‘What is it?’ Conrad asked. He thought he knew, but was paying for the information, so he waited patiently for Harrigan to complete the picture. ‘One, they can take your money and run. Two, they take the money and kill you. Three, they take the money and actually set out to complete the deal, but maybe something goes wrong, as in someone informs on the deal, and the Feds make a bust. Or, a rival learns of the deal and intercedes, possibly — no, make that probably — killing those involved on. Her face dropped, her body heaved, and in the silence he could almost here her heart snap into several pieces. She looked at him, and then averted her eyes. "Then why did you stay with me so long?" she groaned. "Why did you play me for this long?" "I got stuck," he said, "I couldn't get away, outside circumstances and all." "You're a bastard," she screamed, "a fuckin' bastard." "But at least I'm free now." Her face grew white and her eyes green darkened. "My sister told me about you," she.