"My eyes welled with tears again. "It's my fault he's gone, Mom, and I don't think I can live with that." I squeezed my eyes shut, fighting to keep my...composure with all my strength.I didn't want to cry. Dammit, I did not want to cry. I didn't know why I was so afraid to. Maybe I thought I wouldn't stop if I started. Maybe I just didn't want to appear weak. I really didn't know, but I suddenly felt Mom's arms around me."It's OK, Brody, it's OK," she soothed. "It's OK, Baby."She didn't try to. ” Lauren retaliated. Whether it was the alcohol in her system or an outflow of stored up feelings from years of friendship, Lauren wanted Chelsea to herself. “What?” Chelsea sat on Lena’s bed drunk and confused. “Did you two… what?” “I’ll explain later Chelsea, but just realize my mother isn’t mad and everything is OK.” Lauren pulled Chelsea up and began to walk her towards the door. “Are you two going to bed?” Lena asked. “Maybe, I’m not sure.” Lauren just wanted to get Chelsea to the room and. She could feel the residual powers that Dathaka had left within her surging as she drew her swords and charged into the battle. She knew that if she could break through the circle of Maurial soldiers and reach her camp, she would leave an escape path in her wake. Once through, she would make quick work of whoever was providing so much resistance in the middle of the camp, and then could protect her army's rear as it made its retreat. This would still count as a loss – that was unavoidable now –. One fine day Rashmi came from college and found that the main door was locked from inside. Ashok was out for work. And when she tried calling her mom / bro there was no response. She sat for a while thinking that her mom might have been out for grocery shopping. But for her surprise she heard a vessel falling down in the kitchen.The kitchen had an open window, one could peep and see inside the kitchen room. So Rashmi went near the window and peeped inside the kitchen. She was shocked terribly.