I was hoping ... Oh hell, take care, talk to you later.” was the message.Funny, I thought. We went from being so close, to an unsigned letter and a ...trained voice mail in a few months. Life changes so fast sometimes, you can’t keep up. That night I did a lot of thinking about Beth. As hard as it was to accept, it would be extremely difficult to be with Beth. I had no clue how the family would react, then I know Lance would be as difficult as he could be. Perhaps, this is for the best. I decided. As the evening was wearing on I noticed Benji drinking quite a few beers and I wondered if he would get drunk and do something crazy.I had made my way outside onto the front lawn of the frat house and was talking to a group of fellow partyers when I heard a loud commotion inside the main room. People were yelling, screaming and laughing. Soon someone burst out of the front door onto the front porch. Immediately I knew it was Benji. He was clad only in a pair of dark dress socks, dress shoes and. The sun cut through the low-riding mountains of the small valley as it descended while clear skies blanketed it in an ombre of hues as day transitioned to night. Other than drops clinging to the blades of grass, no evidence of the earlier storm remained.Sumire had worried that the sudden downpour would cancel the reason she had hiked up the carved-out mountainside with all her painter’s gear. Not a sound other than the gentle breeze and the buzzing of cicadas and frogs could be heard. After a. If not you will have to get a spanking forbeing bad and then, well, let's not worry about what'll happenthen. That's only for bad little girls to find out." What will the tape do to me then?" I asked biting at my littlefinger nails a bit."Nothing bad, pumpkins," she assured me scruffing up my hairplayfully a little. "It will help you to be a good little girl.That's all. Don't worry. In a couple of months you won't have tohear it anymore. This is just for new girls. New girls get it. It'sto help.