Mark gradually regained consciousness over the next half-hour. Julian and Tahila were standing there looking down from above him when he sputtered."Wh...t are you bastards doing?" he yelled. Mark straggled and struggled and struggled, but never moved more thing his fingers and toes. "Let me out of here you fucking bastards!" Shut up!" Tahila yelled and spat onto his face. Being strapped down helpless, one stream of her spit dribbled into his eye, while another dripped down the side of his. Naked, I stroll out onto my deck into the heavy rains. Oh what an exquisite feeling, I think to myself. I feel the water pouring down my skin, trickling and tickling me. The delicate sound of thunder, now passed by, rumbles in the near distance. Brandi, what are you doing Get your ass in here I hear Jim say from the bedroom. I turn to face him standing in the door way looking at me like I have lost my mind, I have, I presume. My mind has traveled off into a heavenly place, somewhere far, far. " I'd seen from the programme that thenext performance was on 8 December, some three weeks hence."You take the decisions, right?" she asked, and feeling that I had toagree, I nodded, smiling. "Well, I rely on you to make sure thatMiranda looks the part." She looked at Martin. "For god's sake, wearheels next time." She hesitated, before adding archly, "And a dress, ifyou dare." Martin looked at her, looked away, looked back at her, andopened his mouth to say something, but evidently. She burst out, "Oh, Muriel, I have lost my baby!"Muriel did as any mother would, and gathered Penny into her arms, giving her a comforting hug. "I know, dear. Hasan told me. There was no real reason for it. It just happened, and it should not prevent you having a future pregnancy, Penny my love." But I LOST my baby, Muriel!" Don't think of it that way, Penny. It was just a tiny foetus, with the POTENTIAL to become a baby. It hadn't started to become a real baby at this stage. You should also.