| ONE YEAR LATER PART 2 ______________________________________________________________________________________ At 9:30am I was at the head of the stairs leading down to Jean-Claude’s rooms because that’s where the day staff said I could find Nathaniel. I paused outside the door, nervous about how he would react. I quietly opened the door and got one foot in to the room when I saw the scene on the bed: three half naked bodies entwined in what appeared to be ecstasy. I was about to leave when I caught a glimpse if auburn hair underneath a body that looked but certainly didn’t act like the Anita that I remembered. I couldn’t suppress the sob that erupted from my throat. Their attention turned in my direction in time to see me fleeing up the stairs. ______________________________________________________________________________________ PART 3 INDEX |