”Kim watched as pain flashed in the young man’s eyes. “Yes, I too am sorry he had to die. I tried, but I think it was too late. He never would h...ave been happy if none of the boxes opened for him. Did they?” he asked.Kim shook her head.Alec sighed, sad to have lost his lover even though he had known it was inevitable. He wondered if Jahn knew just how sick he was? He doubted a new box would have done him any good.Alec would later learn the illness Jahn had was called cancer. The cancer had. Her mouth wouldn’t open, her lips were stuck together like they’d been superglued. Mentally searching for an explanation, it didn’t take her long to realise that she’d been compelled to obey his recent command of, ‘Shut up!’ Clara hung her head in exasperation, before launching a long string of what seemed to be threats and curse words, mumbled incoherently at the top of her lungs. Her mood was also being clearly conveyed by the gestures of her wildly flailing arms. The young man watched her,. Coming out of the kitchen, making the same noises, her father was standing in the corridor, looking at us smiling and nodding, he must have also noticed and seen many things he was not supposed to see of her body, as her father, and of mines as my friend’s father, as we got closer to him, I Sid “Good evening uncle Jim”He smiled answering “Good evening Valentina, you guys seem to have had a lot to drink haven’t you? Especially Lisa”I nodded smiling and saying “sorry Uncle Jim for the way we. “What are you and my Dad going to be doing on this vacation then?” Carl asked.“Well relaxing and working out mostly.” I said trying not to sound too nervous.“Sounds pretty lame to me.” Carl chuckled, taking a bite out of his sandwich.I chuckled with him and started again to leave.“What’s that on your mouth?” Carl stopped me.Shit! I thought.“Right there.” Carl pointed to the corner of my mouth. “Looks like mayonnaise or something?”I flicked my tongue out to and quickly lapped up the.