We gathered as an extended group, but there was laughter only at her memory, happiness only in our memories of her. She'd been taken from us by an uni...sured drunk with seven DUI convictions and not a hint of a license.There was no justice, not for her; the driver served a year, and was released, only to harm others later.My impotent anger could have consumed me, might have consumed, pardon my immodesty, a lesser man. I had two children, though, and they needed me, needed for me to focus on. " Come on. Well get you into my bedroom and you can lie down until it clears up."I got her on the bed and then I went out of the room and left her alone to give the stuff I'd put into her beer a chance to put her under. I gave her fifteen minutes and then I went back. I walked over to her, "Are you okay?" Her eyes were open and she was looking at me, but they seemed dull. I shook her shoulder, "Are you okay?"Still nothing. I'd been having second thoughts about doing it, but then I thought,. The noise made me wake up and I went and saw a van outside of my house. I came back and as usual was starting my day with a cup of tea. I heard the bell ring and it was the neighbor aunty. I asked her to step in, but she said her children were leaving for vacation with their friends to Kodaikanal and asked if I would help them out with the route, accommodation, etc. I went outside and guided them as much as knew about the place and nearby and after that they left for their tour. The neighbor. "There was no doubt I should have known Rose would have the whole story on Carl and the perfect plan for getting what she wanted out of him. We laughed about it for nearly thirty minutes before she signed off and started getting her ducks in a row for handling him. For a minute or two afterward I wondered if she had contingency plans for keeping me in line, but then decided I didn't care if she did. I was also practically sure Carl would think she was wonderful for the care she was about to.