If I wasn't ... you know ... bleeding, I'd be spread on the bed for you right now if you wanted me to be. But I think that's out of commission for the...next few days."Andy nodded and glanced down at Regan's crotch again."But, say..." Andy started."A blowjob is OK though," Regan cut in.Andy laughed and shook his head."I was going to ask about showering," he said."Oh, well, I mean, I shower during my period," she told him. "It would be super gross if I didn't." I meant, showering with me," Andy. I know, because sometimes it frightens me, too.I work long hours. My shift begins at noon, and I'm the one who stays behind after everyone else has left, around midnight, to tidy things up and get the place ready for the cleaners who come in the morning, before I lock the doors and walk home. It's a position of trust, and I have it because I've come with good credentials — almost a bit too good. The owner had raised her eyebrows when she'd seen them, and asked me why I wanted to work in such a. Leave that relationship if you can. Pass the word to someone else if and when you make it out. Don’t stay with an abuser, because abusive men and abusive women have one thing in common : when they snap, they might kill you. Don’t wait until it happens. Leave. Take care of yourselves. It is an evil that pervades our culture. There is a lot of anti-male bias in this culture. Just look at the commercials on television. You will see that men are not portrayed in a positive light. They are always. Put it on. We are supposed to be inbed." Why? It's only eight." We are allowed to read in bed. And we are allowed to talk - especiallyabout today's movie." What's its name?" I don't know. Anyway. Let's get to bed. I want to read. What do you saygirls?"The others accepted her suggestion, so I had little choise but to followtheir example.In my nightie I went to the bookcase to look for something worthreading."What is this rubbish? This is for girls of twelve - not for us." Maria, shut up. Do you.