It was several days later and we were lying in bed having played the rape game. Our clothes were scattered round the room, I no longer ripped her garm...nts in our game, when Elizabeth asked me, "Have you thought more of Hope?"Having just been acquitted of one woman, I was surprised to be asked about another. "I admit, dear lady, that my thoughts have not strayed to Hope. They have been taken up in pleasing you."She patted my arm. "Always the proper answer. But wouldn't you like to introduce. She had always imagined that she would put the life of an innocent before her own but now she found that she was pathetic and selfish in face of adversity. She was further disgusted that there was a small part of her that thought maybe with Beth to play with, Dan would tire of her and release her. She made her way to her desk and slumped down with her head on her arms.As soon as Mindy's door had closed the outer office erupted in hushed giggles."Someone's awfully chipper this morning." A voice. "you know how much have you changed?" she asked staring at her dangling legs. "and you haven't" i said staring where her dangling legs met. "with you i can't. And i won't try" then you will continue to suffer" and you will like it? Don't you have any pity on me?" she said and her voice shook slightly with a suppressed emotion. "but you don't want my pity". I replied, reinforcing my steels in anticipation of an emotional assault from her. "May be. But you don't give what i want either"because. She invited me to come to her apartment for dinner tomorrow night. I accepted and we went our separate ways. Later that evening as I was leaving my apartment, I noticed a young (early 20’s) black man knocking on Gracie’s door. He was tall and slender and he had a large envelope in his hand. I went on my way, not really giving it another thought. I got back home about midnight, and as I came into the building, that same young black man was exiting. I smiled to myself as I realized that he had.