He let her hand go and she slid off the pale table. He snatched a handful of her dark linen dress and tore it down the front. He pressed down until he could feel her calcium-starved bones weakening. They were lying on the bed, kissing and fondling each other while he looked at pictures in a photo album. This attack, this assault on her senses had truly reduced her to an animal with only a single need, a single hunger. She left the car and walked toward the fenced area where the large pool was. She seemed relaxed, almost serene, and we chatted as if we hadn't had a chance to talk in ages. When I left for college, I kissed my sweet innocent little sister good-bye. Her breathing was ragged now, her lips hung slightly open to suck in what air they could to help her ride this wondrous new sensations along the shoals of utter madness. This was something different. |