How could anyone hurt the lovely young woman, with her expressions flashing so guilelessly over her features? Hope, fear, want, need, worry, happiness...and sadness all flickering second by second on her face."No hurt," she agreed with a trace of a smile again, and those disconcertingly sharp teeth flashing.Dannel patted his brother's shoulder. "Show her that bracelet, offer it to her," he said. "She likes shiny, sparkly things."Willem dug into the pocket, her eyes following his hand's movement. I got to the flat ten minutes before I had told Yvonne to arrive but she was waiting outside in the street. She was clearly overjoyed to see me but also deeply confused about what was going on. I hurried her inside and into Fran's bedroom, where she looked at the bed and then at me. Despite the hesitancy of her general demeanour, her eyes blazed with desire. She made no move to disrobe but did not resist as I began to undress her. So that we should not proceed in total silence I asked a few. Appozhuthu adikadi aval paarvaiyaal ennai paarthu konde irunthaal, athum oorap paarvai naan avalai paarkireena ilaiyaa endra paarvai.Naan velai seithu konde vaitha kangal edukaamal paarthu rasithu konde irunthen, avalum velai seivathu pondru nadithu kondu enaku mulaiyai kanbithu kanbikaathathumaai irunthaal.Enaku parka parka teacherai ooka vendum endra aasai er patu vitathu. En vayathil ippozhuthu pengal yaravathu kidaipargala avargaludan udal uravu kondu sugathai anuba vaikalaama endru thaan. "A gun?" Yes Ma'am, a neighbor came over to borrow an item and saw him. Seems he's threatening suicide. We need you here to help us talk him out of it."Suicide? But Conner loved life. He has always been so happy go lucky. Why would he--?It can't be about... I pushed that thought away as I turn onto our street. It was a circus. Several police cruisers lined the road, as their former occupants surrounded the house. There was even a live truck from the local TV station set up in Old Man Parker's.