They were bright flashes from my past that was still in this world’s future. Many of those flashes were soaked in blood: Challenger, 9/11, Iraq, Okl...ahoma City, Columbine, Waco ... enough! Others just were, with no apparent relationships: PCs, the Internet, the minivan, Ollie North’s tears, Monica Lewinsky, Florida 2000, pocket cell phones, Lance Armstrong. Finally there were purely personal images — girls and women, pets, a favorite bike, graduations, divorce, Dave in the hospital after a. Again, we rode in front. And again got drenched!This time, as I was helping Julie remove the strands of wet hair from her face, she leaned in and kissed me!Again, no tongue or anything, just an open-mouth kiss. But again I felt such an incredible shock, and I could tell Julie felt it also. Her kiss to me lasted a little longer, perhaps four or five seconds. It was the most incredible four or five seconds of my life.This time, when we had all the hair off her face, Julie made no attempt for my. There she was standing like an angel in her beautiful saree. She was a traditional freak who always preferred sarees. She invited me in and locked the door. It was a luxury 3 BHK flat and I liked the ambiance which was very pleasant.She was wearing a beautiful net saree which was revealing all her beauty. She took my bag and put it in our room. I sat on the sofa and she brought me some water. She sat beside me and she asked about the journey and asked me to get fresh.I took a quick shower and. She quickly told then that he had forced himself on his sister, raped her, and then threatened her with physical violence if she told anyone. Then Mom told them that Katie was pregnant with his child, that she was going to live with us, and that if they gave her any hassle that she would turn them in to Child Protection Services.She sent Lisa and I with Katie to gather up her stuff. I could hear her brother trying to tell his parents that Mom was lying. I had to laugh because I knew that half.