A WakeI awoke hot and sweating. The sun blazed through the eastward window. I got up, opened the casement and closed the external shutters, conveniently fastened to the wall by spring-loaded latches. After shutting the windows, I pulled down the blind, throwing the room into near total darkness. The sudden change was too much. Disoriented, I groped around for my underpants.
My eyes adjusted and I sat up in bed, wondering what time it was. I heard voices outside and went out to my rooftop patio to find Paco and Claire in the rear garden. They didn't see me. They looked busy, each attending to something or other, and I decided not to disturb them by calling out. Zeus was sniffing around. He hadn't noticed me. He c****d his leg to water the perimeter wall, and I averted my gaze. At the north
