"I walked out of the office into the main hall with my head held high anda new confidence. I felt like nothing could stop me from achieving mygoal. Br...an was waiting patiently for me to appear. When I met his gazehe gave me the brightest smile yet. God he's cute, now I know why I'mfalling for him."How'd it go?" "Ok, Mrs. Sherman just wanted to make sure I was aware of the rules forme and using the female facilities and said I was welcome at school andshe was available to talk to." Well that's. When Derrick asked why, Beth explained that it was just too taboo for our family to accept having a black boy with a white girl. Derrick explained that he had dated lots of white girls and women. My wife was shocked and asked what he meant by women. Derrick told her about his lawn mowing job and how some of the white housewives liked a little extra with their lawn care. Beth was astounded and told him that she did not believe him. He explained that after he had one housewife she had called her. All he’s ever had was his dad and his papaw. Otis momma left at a real young age, and no one knows where she went. Otis’s daddy was a firefighter, and he died in a fire a few years back. Otis wasn’t really right after he lost his daddy. He kind of went off the deep end, and got into drugs and drinking. Me being the smart one that I am, and being his best friend who followed him anywhere, I went with him and done the same shit. The only difference between me and Otis was that he didn’t get. "Contestant one," said the Emir, "Come to the whipping dais."Kashiefa came forward and, as she had been instructed, removed her abaya and her finery."Which whip have you chosen?" asked the Emir.She spoke up in a clear and confident voice, "If it pleases the Master, the birch." Three strokes of the birch for a maximum of nine points," intoned the Golden Palace Chief Eunuch, handing the instrument to the selected eunuch.Kashiefa draped herself over the whipping bench and all waited until she was.