“Adei, avalai vidudaa,” enru koochchalittaal Manju. “Athaan naan varennun sollittenillai?”“Sollittaa pothumaa?” Enru ethir kelvi kettaan V...jay. “Muthalle nee unnoda pudavaiyai avizhththittu kattil pakkamaa poi nillu.”“Muthalle nee Naliniyai vidu,” enraal Manju.“Nee udambile ottuth thuni kooda illaama aagira varaikkum naan en thangachchiyoda vilaiyaadittu iruppen,” enrapadi Vijay thodarnthu Naliniyin mulaigalodu vilaiyaadinaan.“Anna! Vittudunnaa! Please!! Enakku ennamo pannuthunnaa!”“Ennadaa. "Somebody's hurting her!"He tried to pull free and go rescue Béla."It's okay, li'l buddy," Pat said, holding on tight, "it's what she does. Right, Mike?"Mike nodded agreement."But she's in there alone! With all those men..." Sean cried, then suddenly stopped, realizing his brothers were right.'It's what she does... 'He wondered if the fascinating, fragile woman he'd met and talked to and made love to for the last hour or so was real, or just an illusion. She actually looked younger that he was.. Lauren gradually realised that Maria may have felt that to have Lauren and Emma alive and willing was of more service to her than involve them in one of her more violent productions. They had not discussed the event since that time, the subject taboo.She opened her eyes, just in time to see Emma standing by the poolside, wineglass in hand. Jamie was bobbing up and down in the water, encouraging her. She swigged back the half empty glass, set it down and flicked the clasp of her bikini top. It. Well only a few years later who was laughing now?I rang the bell and Tony opened the door. He was getting tall and I had to admit filling out quite well. He gave me a shy smile his ruffled hair needing a good comb. I refrained from the motherly instinct to tell him that."Hi Darling happy birthday."He nodded looking over his shoulder."Oh hi Debbie," he said a little horse. "My mums out."I fixed him a stern stare. "Auntie Debbie, please sweetie," I chastised him stepping in the house.He gulped.