It was only later that he recognized it as the sound of his ringing phone, which had not been used for weeks.His curiosity took hold as he wondered wh... could be ringing him. Perhaps it was a wrong number, but as the unfound phone continued to ring persistently, he rummaged through his work papers and junk to find the receiver simply to end this confounding irritation. At last he found the phone cord and roughly jerked the receiver from under a pile of books.Moriarty: "Hello, who's this, you. It wasn’t just Torbjörn, Elizabeth, and Cecilia, but Helge, Christina, and Suzanne as well. As I greeted them, I saw another friend walk onto the platform — Sofia! Sadly, I only had about fifteen minutes before I had to board. Anders made sure my bags were on the train, which allowed me to stay with my friends.As the departure time approached, I shook hands with Anders and Patrick and then hugged Eva and Pernilla. Suzana hugged me tight and kissed me, parting her lips so that we could share a. Can I spend the night?"I was standing on the front steps outside Jack's row house. He was standing in the open door, in a robe, looking at me, blurry eyed."Geez, Paul. It's what, 2 am?" I'm sorry..."Jack stepped aside. "Hey, no problem, come on in. Let me get you a cup of tea." Oh, no thanks," I stepped inside and put my bag down on the floor."No, I insist," Jack said, going to the kitchen.It had been a rough night. After being manipulated by Janice into giving my life away, I just got up and. ”“No hug? No kiss on the cheek?” My mom shook her head. “I'm sorry, Sir, for not raising her better.”“You've done a fine job,” Daddy answered. Then he gave my ass a smack.I yelped. My ass was a mass of bruises from being spanked and caned. My entire back hurt from the flogging. I took a step forward, trembling, then swallowed and approached my mom. I glanced at her, biting my lip, afraid she would turn into a monster, that this apparent acceptance was all a ruse to trick me.I hugged her, stood.