The next twelve strokes were executed with precision and force bringing fresh welts and tearing the skin where they overlapped. Pippa held Sophie’s ...and and stroked her head as the cane sliced down. Sophie shed real tears but still managed to signal to her friend by way of a forced smile that she was okay. As Mrs. Dupree left the room Pippa dried Sophie’s eyes and wiped her bubbling nose. The question of giving up had gone. They both knew that Sophie could not do anything but submit. The. We had some drinks and played pool and Danced some of the night but about 11:30 that evening Sam,s friend Roy called him and asked him if he could come and help him fix his Truck and Sam bieng the person he is didnt want to not help his friend and I didnt wanna leave just yet so Sam asked me if I wanted to stay and he would return to get me when he finished fixing roys truck so I agreed and same put some money to his tab and told the Bartender anything I wanted put it on his tab and away he. .." I respond, flipping the test over. "Ah."Negative.Only the test line shows, Selena isn't pregnant. I'd just assumed what the result was although I don't feel relieved that I was mistaken. Instead, there's a trace of sadness."I even went to the club to give this to you, thinking you would be worried about it. If I was pregnant, I'd have been twelve weeks by now, and not once did you bother to find out. This goes to show how little you actually give a fuck about me, so I'm glad we broke up.... ..She stopped, willing herself back to the now."Later ... Later."With a sigh she put the shoes back in their box and got up to run a bath.He climbed the stairs to their apartment, slightly out of breath but fit enough to make it without undue distress. His own shopping trip had been successfully completed a half hour before and a small collection of shiny new things was clustered in the bags he hauled up with him.He'd phoned to say he was on his way home - perhaps if he was lucky dinner would.