We girls had gone together to get him an engraved pen, pencil and letter opener set. Wendy and us girls had a box of gag gifts we had put together giv... him but we were going to wait until after everyone had opened their gifts before we gave it to him.In fact we had gag gifts for each other. We had all been shopping at the big adult store at Glen Bernie.We gave Misty, Sarah and Belinda each boots and clothes they could wear at the college and a sizable gift card that they could use at the J. C.. Another swish followed by another lance of pain, this time across the top of his thighs. SWISSSSHH CRACK!!! He cried out when the whip landed across his back. Paula sucked in her breath softly as the whip continued to land. Finally he felt a searing burn across his body and a scream seemed to tear itself from his throat. Both women sighed as the first real scream resonated around the room. Timmy shuddered, and four bound muffled bodies twitched in darkness. Soon they heard regular. I could imagine myself growing old with her, having kids with her, building a life with her. But after Vanessa left, everything fell apart. My life derailed. I couldn't see the sense of anything anymore. I would spend my nights spinning the globe, walking my fingers around Boston. I would try to imagine what she was doing, how she was settling in, whether she'd met anyone. I tried calling her once, but hung up after the tone.In desperation, I turned to my vacuum cleaner. It's been in such heavy. She wasn’t screaming at someone. She was just screaming. I could hear the distant sounds of Tara trying to hush her and calm her down but the screaming went on. A part of me wanted to ask Dan why, but I already knew the answer so I didn’t ask.The fear that was tangled within Angie’s voice broke my heart. It reached deep into my chest and tore my broken heart right out of there – leaving nothing but a gaping hole in the middle of my chest. The shattered pieces of my heart stuck to the door and.