"That was almost too easy. What kind of gun is that? It's a real dream!"It was with some pride that I said, "I designed it and also the smaller versio... that we use for personal protection." John just looked at me and whistled.It did not take us long to reach town. John exited the ATV and went to fetch his wife. He was gone a little longer than I expected, and he had two women and a boy with him when he returned. "Hank, this is Mable, my wife, and Joan, the wife of the man you rescued last. I weakly added, "How does it feel to be a sex object, John?" Lisa and I laughed even harder at the teenagers' discomfort. They eventually joined into the laughter until we were all weak. We all needed that laugh.The week passed with people still coming by. The Stevenson's were regularly over. Paul had gone into work but Linda had picked up the Stevenson's and brought them over Monday. I grew to like Marla and Jeff. They made no demands upon Karen and saw John's caring ways. They made it known. The punch had her stagger backwards up till she had hit her head on the frame of their bed and tripped down to the floor. Brandon was not through with her—it appeared. He wrenched his right foot, clad in a thigh boot, and battered twice into her abdomen. In agony, she sighed out, her mouth slumping open; for a flash second, everything around her switched black.In anguish Mila cracked her eyes open. Her vision was at first foggy. Something reverberated inside her head. She feared it would. Sariyaana nattukattai pola irupaal athe samayam mallu polavum irupaal. Intha pathumai en arugil amarnthu irukum pozhuthu enaku aval meethu athigamaaga aasai vara aarambithathu. Muthalil aval thaan en idam pesa aarambithaal.Naanum aval idam pesa aarambithen, naan college vaazhkaiyil entha pen idamum athigamaaga pesi pazhagiyathu kidaiyaathu. Athanaal muthal muraiyaaga naan devi udan pesinen, pinbu avalum en idam athigamaaga pesi mokai poda aarambithaal. Naanum niraiya pesa aarambithen, ipadiye.