Achaanak hee ek tej jhataka laga aur mujhe aisa ehasaas hua ki kisee ne mera haath kasakar pakad liya ho, mainne chor nazar se dekha ki us aurat ne me...a haath kasakar pakad liya tha. Mainne dheere se bas kee bheed-bhaad aur dar kee vajah se apana haath chhuda liya aur phir kuchh der baad phir se jhataka laga aur phir usane mera haath pakad liya. Is baar meree himmat kuchh badhee,usane shol od rakhee thee aur phir mainne apane ek haath ko usakee shol ke andar kar liya, usake komal haathon ka. Liz giggled and beckoned for Allie to come and sit down on the park benchnext to her. Allie rolled her eyes at her older sister. Even though thetwo girls were only one year apart in age, they always seemed to getalong.Allie plopped down next to Liz and crossed her legs together. "What isit?" Allie asked her sister, hoping to get an answer this time."See those two women over there?" Liz said as she motioned with her headto a few yards away. Allie looked in the direction that Liz had made. "No you won't," Tim said. "I'll do it. you don't need to see the messthere. And the kids, Red Wing especially doesn't need to see it."Eventually the wolves settled down outside. The kids were numb the next fewdays. And we debated whether or not to take them to the funeral. But thenthey asked to go.It seemed like the funeral was a releasing point for both of them, it stilltook a few months before they began to laugh and play again.It was almost Christmas with Tim taking time off from driving,. "I thought I heard voices," a short, man with thinning brown hair in acheap suit grinned as he came out of the kitchen to stare at them. "Whoare you? Do you know my brother-in-law?" Brother-in-law," Mike frowned."Mike, this is Pete Carter. My.....Dawn's husband," Jamie told him."Right," Mike nodded, having met Jamie's sister before, but not herhusband, as she had only recently married."Do I know you," Pete asked suspiciously. "Say, who are you, anyway, andwhat are you going in James'.