Let me just get the ball."Hefting the bowling ball above his shoulder, his fingers and thumb gripping the holes, he manoeuvred it up and over the rim ...f the highest hoop and, supporting it from underneath with his other hand, guided it gently downwards until it sat, suspended in the narrowing funnel formed by the rods. Laura felt the rods flexing inside her as the ball settled. "That feels weird!" She shifted her arms and craned her neck to look up at him. "But I still don't get how you think. " Gabriela screamed with laughter and Richard had to smile despite himself.Richard collected Annette from school. She was on a high and was completely oblivious of Richard's tension."Everyone's so thrilled we won the hockey," she bubbled. "Girls have been coming up to me all day and congratulating me and the other members of the team. Miss Walton, our English Literature teacher, who I've always thought was a cold fish even though she teaches brilliantly, made the five of the team in her class. She was exhausted and hardly moved when I kneeled down beside her. I much like my father grabbed her hair and lifted her head only to slice her throat open. When I had previously discovered the curious noise emanating from my fathers room all along had been the futile squeals of mother as father ravaged her, I have to admit I experienced a rather exhilarating sensation. I had panicked when I killed father. Mother too was only another nail in my coffin. I had acted foolishly again and I was. Then we are done here," said the aid with a fake smile as he stood up."Timothy, I can call you Timothy can't I? No, I think I like Tim better. You don't mind that do you Tim?" I asked as I looked at the plaque on the desk.It read Timothy Smythe. For the love of god! It was another name I recognized from the report.The man hadn't even bothered to introduce himself when he met me. I thought that was rude, but I was here for something far more sinister anyway."Before you dismiss me you out of hand.