After a few seconds, as I came back to my senses as I realized that I was standing naked in front of my neighbour. I yelled at him, “What are you do...ng Guptaji? Get out of my house.” He quickly moved towards me and put his hand on my mouth.He had a wicked smile on his face told me “I’ve had my eye on you for a long time. Now see what I am going to do to you.” I went cold and started crying. I started pleading him to leave and told him not to do this. He’s like a father to me. He caught me by my. Let's see what Charles thinks as the kids are avery easy read," Dylan trying to be optimistic. At the word "Charles",the others started moving, "did she just freeze us," a somewhat put outOscar asked. The three of them, just gave the four 'we'd love to tellyou but we cannot' look."Charles, how successful were you in distracting the kids outside,"Dylan queried. Charles smiled, "they think Mara had a little too muchbooze and not enough food." "You really had to go that route," anannoyed Mara. And, of course, they were like fire.Fire.She loved fire; loved snuggling up beside a big open fireplace, watching the flames flicker around the logs, the embers glowing brightly with almost fluorescent intensity. The light would dance on her face, alternately making her eyes flare red and disappear into shadow.Even just a candle flame could hold her undivided attention, flickering and flaring, twisting and turning, quaking at the least discernible breeze.But best of all was a bonfire. That made. Maybe she would watch a movie. The sitting room held numerous framed photos, both her family and Connor’s, their friends, their class pictures, graduation pictures, and one small frame filled with the Christmas picture of Katie and she dressed as elves and Connor as Santa. A sharp stab of pain and loneliness struck right in the pit of her stomach. She missed Katie. If anyone could understand, could help her through this, it’d be Katie. With a forlorn glance at the picture, Langdon decided she.