Am I clear?’ Drake stared at her, his pain fading into anger. She slapped him hard. ‘Am. I. Clear?’ She snarled. Drake remained silent. She s...miled at him, and Drake shuddered as he noticed she had extra-long canines. ‘If you want to remain tied to the ceiling beam for another night, I’m perfectly willing to oblige you.’ She forced him to stand- Drake gasped at her super strength. His arms were quickly tied back together, and the rope was tossed over the beam. ‘Wait! WAIT! You are perfectly. I got my mug, poured myself a cup, then offered Dad a refill.“Joy, do you want more coffee?” I asked.“AHA – the gentleman strikes again. Whatever time you came in; I didn’t hear a thing – thanks kids,” dad said.As she brought the eggs to the table Mom asked, “What did you two go see anyway?”“Well,” I said, “We missed everything good, so we bought tickets for the late showing and went to dinner first.”Dad wondered aloud, “What movie did you see, Son?”“The movie is called SKYFALL – the new Bond. Or ussi din kismat se meri nani ka group satsang wala vo b 4 dham yatra par chla gaya shaam ko…Ab bache sir m meri maami or unke bache…. Mai pura din yehi soach raha tha ki kese mami ko chodu mai… Or kismat se us din shaam ko light chli gayi or 2 ghante ho gaye the abi tk nahi aayi thi …Toh bs vese toh ye bahana bachkana tha per mene maami ko kaha mami ji aaj koi h b nahi ghar par or light b nahi hai muzhe bahut dar lag raha h kya mai aapke kamre mai so jau please….Mami ne muzhe nadan bacha. ’ ‘Oh really?’ His eyes flashed dangerously as he reached for his shorts and began to step into them. ‘You sure about that?’ ‘What?’ She glared at him in disbelief. ‘What are you saying?’ ‘Oh, I think you know exactly what I’m saying.’ And with an icy air of calm, Matt shrugged on his T-shirt and reached for the kettle. ‘Cup of tea?’ For a moment, she found herself so taken aback she couldn’t speak. But only for a moment. ‘You think I knew? You think that at some point, I realised we weren’t.