I was numb and on fire at the same time. Conflicting feelings roared through me and I froze as I tried to decide what was happening to me. Once I was ...ble to sort out the real sensations from the climax-driven phantasms, I found that I could still feel everything below my waist, so it hadn't severed my spine, even though I had felt the point grate across my backbone in passing. The blade transfixed me front to back almost perfectly. A steady stream of blood flowed from the wound and ran both. Reed was already halfway up the stairs. Quickly but quietly, Cat followed.At the head of the stairs Reed paused and motioned to her right. "This is Trevor and Evan's room," she whispered, pointing to a half-open door. She pointed down the hall. "And that's Aunt Georgie's. You go in there and wait."Cat opened her mouth, but Reed shushed her and sent her down the hall.=== === === ===Trevor's side of the room was typical for a young teenager, covered with rock posters, littered with discarded. I went back downstairs and took my position between the two women on the swing. Maybe because of the number of beers we had all had, or maybe because it was so calm and peaceful, we all just sat quietly. Before I knew it, both June and Maria had drifted off, their heads resting against my shoulders while they dozed. I felt totally at peace, myself.But as I felt myself drifting off, I gently shook them. I didn't know how cold it got at night in Maine, even in summer, and I didn't want the three. It was exhilarating as we rushed through the water with the wind blowing. We came about smartly and took another tack back toward the beach. We dropped our sails and pulled up the daggerboards just in time to coast in over the small waves. Everyone was on the beach to greet us.“Wow, that looked like fun,” Lila said as she came up and gave Hunter a hug and kiss.“It was a blast,” he said. “Maybe next time you’ll sail instead of shop,” he added with a grin.She smiled and kissed him again. Matthew.