Gwen pulled the gun out of his mouth. Maybe Neil did get the worst of it physically, but still, I was not prepared to suddenly be a pugilist. Bhabhi An oval spa bordered by a rock garden with fountains, stream, and waterfall made up one end of the rectangular pool, with long swimming lanes stretching to the diving board on the ‘deep end.’
My aunt Grace was lolling in the spa, while my cousins Brianna and Hannah were sprawled in their oiled perfection on chaise lounges, getting the last of the afternoon sun through the glass walls surrounding the pool. School psychopath, and our class’s bully extraordinaire. Neil, wisely, did not move a muscle. Angel rubbed briskly with the thick cotton towel, drying me while completing the wake up. No mama grizzly bear protecting her cubs was half as mean as mommy Gwen right that second. Neil was stumbling as my right came up, striking the side of
