He was unaware that the man who had administered the whipping had closed the extendable rod and put it back in his pocket.Jibat could only imagine how...much the whipping had to hurt. He noticed that neither man looked particularly angry or upset. It was like they were doing an errand and weren’t taking any pleasure or displeasure in doing it. It was something that had to be done and they were doing it.The man holding the thief, turned him so that he was facing the rest of the kids. The man. ”She had the phone on speaker so I could also hear the call.Ben answered after only one ring which did not surprise me.“Hi,” he said.“Hey, sweetheart, I just wanted you to know we are at Sir’s home and will be all night. Please relax and know I am in good hands and safe. Sir, is taking my phone so don’t try to contact me and bother us tonight. I am his now and you will just hear from me tomorrow when he allows it,” she told him.Ben started to complain so I took the phone and hung it up for her,. In that moment she realised that Will could only ever be a memory and that he would never begrudge her her new love, a love that, as she had admitted to Zoë, she had never felt before. She shook her head in wonder.She was slightly early at Zucchini's but that did not matter. Jerry was already there and kissed her warmly."I can't tell you how much I've missed you," he said."Same here. I had to force myself to concentrate on work this morning."He noticed that she had moved her wedding ring, took. Do you want my opinion on why she did it?”“I get the impression I’ll get it whether or not,” I replied, “but, yes, I do.”“Okay then, here goes,” she began, “who in our entire school is the most talented, and the one with the clearest vision of what they want to do with their life?”“Cal,” I replied, “she has a beautiful singing voice, and knows exactly what she wants to be, an operatic soprano.”“And what was your role in that plan?” she asked.“I was her boyfriend, I supported her, helped her.