” She groaned as she attempted to return to her slumber. I went over to her side and gently propped up her torso forcing her to sit up. “Come on p...t, it’s time for you to eat. I want you to get better, and you won’t get better if you are not eating properly.” I untied her hands to allow her to use them once again. “I’m not leaving until you eat Pet, so you better start now,” I commanded. Unwillingly she slowly began to eat the lukewarm chicken soup. “Mistress I’m full.” She said after eating. "Kathy could feel Ruth's pain as she talked about her daughter and her loss. Ruth had had the unsatisfactory task of identifying her daughter's remains. "Nothing prepared me for that," she said. "My Mary lying cold and still, she had a small cut on her head but otherwise she looked unhurt." What was the cause of death?" asked Kathy hoping that Ruth would be able to tell her all the hurt that was lurking beneath the surface. "They say she died of a broken neck, mercifully she would have died. I put off the tube-light and started a dim light. I already started getting catcalls and whistles from the girls as I started to perform in front of them. As I slowly started to unbutton my shirt, I could see them heaving and biting their lower lips with their teeth. Slowly I removed my shirt and threw it at Neha. On seeing my well-built chest underneath my banian, Tripti commented “You girls better give up right away. I am telling you. My guess was the highest and looking at his built, I think. Instead I just flopped awkwardly on top ofmy own breasts before my long green nose sank beneath the water line andI righted myself, sputtering.Great. My tits were the only part of me that was buoyant. The rest wasall hide, muscle, and bone. Too dense to swim.Hanging my head, I shambled back to shore.Soon enough I was baking again. Maybe trolls really were nocturnal. Icertainly couldn't be expected to spend all my time in the water. Icouldn't even swim. But without sweating I only had one other.