The shrouded intruder hit her like a linebacker, and she lost her balance and hit the floor hard. It felt like someone whacked the back of her head with a shovel. Little speckles of light filled her dizzied vision. This is what it’s like to see stars… Even in her concussed state, she maintained a grip on the pistol in her right hand. Just when she tried to lift her arm and fire, the intruder’s hand gripped her wrist and slammed it on the floor until she lost control of the gun. The curtains
