Beneath her iron self-assurance was a cool wariness; her agents had discovered little about the organization whose representative she was about to mee...t.She emerged into darkness where a single spotlight lit a metal chair. The invitation was clear and she walked into the circle of light without disguising the sneer this theatricality deserved."Hail Madame Hydra"The female voice was refined, full of old money and older vice, as a second spotlight momentarily dazzled Madame Hydra. Her eyes. I admit I was very pissed and had a few with a few mates and when we climbed into our friend’s car all I could do was sing stupid songs with Dave and Jono. Freddy, the tee-totaller driver chatted to Sophie in the front. I got the distinct feeling he fancied Sophie big time. He kept glancing at her legs. We eventually got back to the house around 2am. I grabbed some water, I felt very dehydrated. Sophie was in the bedroom, I had taken off my fancy dress costume and was in my underwear. I leant. Aur ye baat use pasand nahi thi.Woh gussa hoti thi lekin kuch kahti nahi thi. Bas bahar chali jaati thi. Ek din ki baat hai main gaya room mein. Woh bed pe baith bade gaur se serial dekh rahi thi. Maine bhi as usual sofe pe baitha aur remote leke Discovery channel switch kiya. Woh gussa hui lekin aj bol diya, “Wapas channel change karo.”Maine bhi kaha main nahi karunga. Main change kar deta lekin uski attitude wali tone mujhe pasand nahi aayi. Phir woh uthi mujhe laga woh bahar jayegi. Lekin. "After I'd brushed my teeth, I crawled inside the tent, cracked a glowstick, and hung it from the roof. Amanda and Tanya squirmed in after me. It was still pleasantly warm inside from the day's heat. The noisy billowing of the storm cover lent an aura of drama to our dimly-lit little shelter.Tanya had changed into a red tee-shirt and boxers. I usually sleep nude, but that didn't seem appropriate. I grabbed a pair of boxers from the clothes at the foot of the tent, and pulled them on before.