Cautiously, I caressed her lower leg slowly and gently, and she made no movement at all. I waited for a few brief moments before I continued on. The...e was something incredibly intoxicating about the entire situation, sitting as we were smack in the middle of a roomful of relatives. Now that I had Katy’s silent permission to proceed with my clandestine activities, it eased my sense of urgency, and I shifted to a slower, more teasing pace.I slowly caressed her long, slim leg from her toes to. I fell asleep quickly. I awoke about an hour or so later and when I opened my eyes I saw Mel lying there, looking straight at me, and then giving me a little smile when she saw me wake. ‘Are you OK’ I asked, surprised to find her awake. ‘Fine, I was just lying here thinking’ she replied. ‘About what’ I enquired. ‘Oh nothing, go back to sleep’ she said with a smile. I was so tired that I did just that. ———————————- On Saturday I was again awoken with a kiss and coffee, I knew I could get used to. To Muriel's great irritation, though her mind was sharp and her eyesight was still pretty good, the hearing in her left ear was only half as strong as it once was. Nothing pissed her off more than people assuming she must be weak-minded when they spoke into her bad ear and she had to ask them to repeat themselves.It was because of that hearing deficiency that she was now hesitating to call 911. She peeked through the small gap in her living room curtains for the fifth time in the last five. It’s not her fault.At the end of the class I made my way to the front to talk to Mrs Stone. She smiled when she saw me coming – we’d been through this routine before. She knew what I was going to ask. Liz and Melissa hung around nearby and watched as I spoke to Mrs Stone.“I don’t think I can do the talk.”“I’m sorry, Rebecca. You have to. It’s a part of the course.”I sighed and shrugged.“Is there something I can do for extra credit?”This is how I maintain my A average. Every time I’m supposed to.
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