Gathering what little will was left in him, William raised the Tomahawk above his head. He brought it down as hard as he could upon the skull. A brill...iant flash of green light blinded him. A horrible scream split the air a fraction of a second before an explosion lifted and threw him across the pit.William opened his eyes, but could see nothing. He didn't know how long he had been unconscious. The evil hunger was gone. The forces that had been beating upon him were gone. The drums and chanting. It seemed like they both were fighting. I silently went near their room and tried to hear what they were fighting about. Mausaji was same as any other relative. He was fighting with her with the same child issue. I felt really bad for her. I went to my room and slept.Next day, when my mausaji went to the field work, I decided to talk with my mausi. I went to the kitchen where she was working. She saw me and asked me what I wanted. I told her to sit with me as I wanted to talk with her. She. "Excuse me?" You were supposed to be back an hour or more ago. Where do youthink you've been?"I stepped back, momentarily afraid but steeling myself. This was"my" house. I wasn't going to be spoken to like this by avisitor. "My boss asked me to stay on to do some extracleaning," I replied indignantly."That stuck up bitch Topaz?" She's not stuck up!"His expression turned blank. "I thought you hated her." I don't know what you're talking about. Where's Robert?"He narrowed his eyes. "What you. ”“Have you made this same offer to anyone else?” she asked.“No, only you. Find a way and let me know. By the way, are you and Paul available for the two-day event in Carmel?”“Yes, I am. Paul can’t make it though; is that alright with you?” she asked with a sly smile.“Perfect -- see you when I see you.”I took my girl to lunch at Lincoln, greeting many more of the teachers in the process. More and more of them were introducing themselves to me, now us!After we sat down, I told her about my.