That first week of that first summer a year earlier came as a result of loosing a battle with her parents. Beverly was seventeen and didn’t want to ...acation with them anymore. She wanted to stay home with her friends while her parents took her younger sister and little brother for a week to the rented house in Beach Haven. She fought hard to remain home with her friends, but lost. “Next year, when you’re eighteen you can do what you want, but you are coming with us this year young lady”, her. I accept that I deserve this punishment and I submit myself to Master Takahashi that he might properly punish me.”The crowd roared its approval. As they cheered and clapped and whistled, William leaned in close to missy so that he could begin opening the locks. He also said softly to her, “It’s all showmanship. Everyone now thinks you are a very dangerous terrorist. We are already almost sold out for tomorrow. The people in town can hear those cheers. The remaining tickets will be gone before. .. parts and pieces of the shattered soul/spirit/being filtered in as they sought coherence, they were, after all, seeking their way out of a multitude of other parts of victims destroyed at the same time.Then there were the others, The Finnish boy killed by a Russian sniper ... the Russian soldier blown to shreds by the stick grenade thrown by the Finnish boy milliseconds before his death ... the Belfast Protestant school girl shot down in the street by the Catholics ... the Polish Jew child. 'Hang on, I'll get you something from your bedroom.'-oOOo-The alarm went off earlier than normal the next morning so Amy could get the first shower. She liked to spend longer than normal under the hot water when she had her period for two reasons. It helped to get rid of the aches and she always felt dirty. Dirty and smelly. If she got up first she was guaranteed plenty of hot water so she made the sacrifice of sleep.For once the three Denton women actually managed to be at the breakfast table.