Seeing the expression on her face, Lucien didn’t believe her. ‘I’m going to talk to Sara,’ he said walking towards her room. Helen grabbed his...hand, ‘I don’t think that’s a good idea at the moment Lucien.’ Seeing the mutinous look on his face, she added, ‘Trust me on this Lucien. This is not a good time.’ ‘Is she okay?’ he asked worriedly. ‘As okay as she’ll ever be. Give her time Lucien.’ Running a hand through his hair in frustration, Lucien nodded reluctantly and walked to the window to. I idly wondered if the people on the 36th floor could hear the noise. If they did, I hoped that they attributed it to a TV program.Shit, those were armor piercing slugs! I tried to use the door as a shield, and that was almost futile. The bullets came plowing through the door almost as if it were not there. Of course, it was a hollow-core door. There were only two thin pieces of wood or plastic surfacing on the door so that almost any bullet could have penetrated. Nevertheless, it was damned. Iwaited a minute or so and knocked again. “Please, God, let there be someone around here,” Ithought aloud. But the door never opened. I tried the handle, hoping Icould at least steal some more water, but it waslocked. I was totally deflated. I sat down on thelittle retractable steps and held my face in my hands.“Shit!” I said through clenched teeth. I spat betweenmy feet and looked up. I could see my car glinting inthe sun down on the highway. It looked twice as faraway. My brother use to sleep in my grandmother’s room.I use to utilize that time spending with her watching her wet body while talking to her and laying beside her on the kitchen floor. She never had a problem as I practically grew up in front of her and to her I was a small kid. One day it so happened that I was feeling hornier than ever as it was the first time that she was sleeping on the floor with just a blouse and a petticoat due to the heat otherwise she always slept by just keeping her sari.