"Of course dear, come into my office."Melissa liked that Brenda was asking for more cocaine in a shorter amountof time. This meant that she was using ...ore and needed it more often, asure sign that she was becoming hooked. It was time to start her on theroad to prostitution, her first encounters would be innocent at first, nosex but as her needs grew so would her responsibilities toward herclients.Melissa measured another batch of coke for Brenda and sealed the plasticbag."Here you are Brenda,. I plan to get a lot more tattooing done now; I can’t hide this easily at the swimming baths anyway, unless I want to look as though I have converted to be a Muslim, so I might as well let Mitsumi cover me completely.” “We might look like twins then. I have asked Mitsumi to do some more on me. I would love to be completely tattooed like her.” “Ah, but will your Master allow it, Mary? I don’t think that you have a choice in the matter from what you have told me.” Mary realised that Hazel was. She is a pretty successful realtor on the west coast selling those high price properties and I think you would enjoy meeting her.”“I am not a fan of blind dates.”“I know you aren’t but let me show you a picture I have of us when we were in college.”Bill looked at the picture Brenda handed him and said, “She certainly is attractive but that was twenty five years ago. Who knows what she looks like now?”“Trust me, she wouldn’t be selling the expensive houses she is selling if she still wasn’t good. Thanks for calling Frank for me, Dad. I need to call and congratulate him later."Dad received a phone call about two hours later. I was handed the phone after some conversation, and said "Hello?" Daddy, is that really you?" Yes, Jeremy, it's me. I'm alive. I'm in the hospital, but I'm alright. I'm just missing my big man. How's your sister? Is she doing okay?" Yeah, Dad, she's doing okay. She is still pretty mad at Mom right now; but she's real happy that you're alright. We were both so worried.