Anita is too sated to notice at first. Slowly, she comes back to herself as the bodies above and below her begin to cool. She gives a push on Asher's shoulder, but he doesn't budge. She heaves on him again, but only succeeds in making herself dizzy from the lack of blood. She twists and wriggles and shoves, but neither Asher nor Jean-Claude budge at all.

The thought begins to creep into her mind that she is likely to be stuck here all day. Trapped between two dead bodies for hours. And for Anita, who was still uncomfortable simply sleeping beside Jean-Claude during the day, that prospect was first unpleasant, then disturbing, then terrifying.

She screams.