The taste of her own blood was bitter in her throat. And then, with a mind-destroying suddenness, they leap to life inside her, trembling madly. She caught me looking there and opened her legs to my gaze. I planned to surprise my parents and my sister, so I didn't enter the front door but made my way around to the back to attempt to get in through my bedroom window. She began to drift, focusing on the sensations, until she felt his palm against her chin, gently raising her bowed head. Her senses were alert to another prescense. The water was cold despite the heat outside. I'm sorry. She pulled a pin out of her hair and opened the lock. The only sound was the smooth strokes of her arms cutting through the water.