She smiled at me and told me to come to her room. There she removed her In skirt and her blouse as well, saying that it had gotten dirty while sweepin...g and swabbing the floor, I saw her completely nude, I was like frozen when Malathi signaled me to come to her and take off my clothes. I hesitated wondering what if Sheela came in. Malathi, understanding my fears said that Sheela would come in the afternoon. She embraced me. Her boldness and her nudity gave me an intense arousal; I stripped and. Sadly, my efforts are in vain. 'How long was I out?' I wonder, 'Why is it so dark?'I try to move, quickly finding out that I'm no longer lying on the pier like I originally thought. My feet are shackled to the wall, same with my wrists. 'Weird,' I think to myself. 'How did I get here? Where's the pier, and the lake?' Suddenly, there's a bright flash, leaving me blind.As the lights begin to fade from in front of my eyes, I realize I am no longer in complete darkness. Or completely alone. A few. The man on the phone told me I’d need a ticket for us to get to see the turtles – “if they arrive” – apparently they were “a bit late” this year. Driving south on Sunday might not be fun, but we’d cope. I’d phone Laura and warn her about Saturday night. We’d not sleep much.I hoped we’d see some turtles. They wouldn’t hatch til next year, but seeing the females lay eggs in the sand would be exciting. When I spoke to her, Laura wasn’t overwhelmed, but I decided I’d nudge her natural history. ’ ‘It crawled through the gutters and shadows, unwilling to show its face.’ ‘It is the nature of those wretched, soulless beings that walk the earth not bound to anything but their own desires to fear and lash out at innocents.’ ‘Within innocence lies that which they fear most, the simple truth that while others can find love, happiness and contentment, they know they never shall. They call it false, lies, and work against it at every turn. Only by trying to destroy it in others, can they hope.