Pamela begins to allow tears to flow from her eyes to her cheeks. "My sister, don't tell me he made it—"

But, despite feeling sorry for Carmen, all Pamela managed to do was get slapped by her older sister.

"Of course not, I'm not weak like you! There was a prize that his father won from some snooker competition and I hit him with a sharp part of the trophy. He passed out and I ran... in fact, I ran just like you, that day! I just didn't trip over the street or get seen by William."

Pamela says desperately, "Well, believe me, sister, that's exactly what happened! I also...