"Three."

Richard stood very still. Jason's gun gift hung from his right arm gripped in his fingers. It was a six shooter. I watched him put his index finger over the trigger and steadily raise the gun. He pointed it at Cecilia.

Cecilia shook her head desperately, and tried to crawl out of sight round the pillar. She was sobbing now. "No—Richard, please. Don't—"

Richard showed no emotion, However, in that brief moment when our eyes met, I caught a glimpse of the deep ...