‘Eva dear,’ Granny broke her off with her most infuriating innocence. ‘I haven’t the slightest notion whom you are talking about. You must kno... that I only listen to the radio in the evenings and then only to the local news…’ Her voice trailed off as Eva started to laugh. ‘Granny, my sweet, lovely Granny, don’t pretend innocence! Ever since I helped you tidy up your drawers, years ago, I know that you keep newspaper clippings from your faves at the time. So if I say that Julian Woolfe today is. One time I was laughing so hard I couldn't swing the bat.Anyway, Tyrone was gracious and shook my hand after I'd won all three events. I was worried I might never be able to use it for a second or two but he smiled and lightened up after he'd made his point.Coach sat down by me after we got on the bus. "Isn't this better than flipping burgers?" He didn't wait for an answer, he clapped me on the shoulder and headed up to his normal seat next to the driver.It was 7 by the time I got home. I. She wore a black skirt, knee length and a white blouse (company issue), short blond hair and black "nerd glasses". Her six inch stilletos worked in, she was shouting on the cellphone to her loser boyfriend when she walked into the kitchen. She was startled to see me and walked straight into the little plastic bin, toe first. Ayooow, shit she yelled out in agony...and fuck you Tom and hung up on him.I rushed to her aid. I lead her chair next to the table and immediately removed her shoe. Sorry. Somehow this was more frightening than the odd noises Katrina had half heard in her sleep, and as the young girl stood in the thick gloom, staring over the railing at the floor below, a chill ran down her spine. Yet somehow, she felt compelled to descend into the deeper darkness. Somehow Katrina knew that she would never sleep well without knowing what had awakened her.Creeping down the stairs, the girl wrinkled her nose, the pungent odour rising again, this time thicker, heavier in the air..