ask for it by name "Leading his guests upstairs, he showed them to their rooms. Josie showed her surprise. In the ten weeks since her visit, Henry had all the upstairs rooms freshly painted. The beds and wardrobes were still the same, but they had been treated with fresh wax, and the dark wood contrasted nicely with the sunny yellow wall paint.Two matching beds had been placed in the twins' rooms, and the desk sported a computer. The excited wonder shown by the girls was reward enough for Henry. What delighted. Her hand came at my face like the knife I'd seen just a few nights ago. I grabbed her hand as it passed my face and spun into the arm then snapped my elbow down to stop a fraction before her face. I jumped back and kicked at her crotch.Then I cried.Whitney supported me gently as I drifted toward the ground."Don't make me a monster, Whitney. I wanted to kill him. I wanted to hurt him like I ... I wanted to hurt him." I couldn't say the words. I wanted to hurt him like I hurt Lester Hawkins. I.Read More
