I didn’t want to really be further involved with the whole thing after this, and I vacated the apartment while Moni was getting her surgery done. I ...raduated from San Francisco State, and kind of kept my distance while working on my graduate degree at UC-Hayward.But Moni and I still had dinner now and then, and she told me about her experiences with men. ?They’re so predictable? she said. ?Having been a guy, Brett, I just laugh at how they behave. It’s too bad, really.?But of course she started. My mouth went dry and I began to struggle in earnest as we drew closer to the dark maw, but I was no match for his sinewy strength. With harsh words he yanked on my bounds, upsetting my balance. I fell, with a sharp cry, to my knees, tipping forward as he continued to drag me. Panicking, I cried out, begging for mercy as he cut the bonds from my wrists with his sharp claws and replaced them with manacles, clasping them in place, the click of the locking mechanism silencing me.Trembling, I let. " Then I must appeal to you as one womyn to another, madam!"Chuck felt himself become the center of attention, an unwelcome feeling since he had quickly come to share Ellie's obvious distaste for the overbearing woman before him."I simply can't hold open the booking any longer and I am determined to have her as a part of the festival. You simply must make Ellie understand the importance of this conference to every womyn in the world! Surely after what you have suffered under the Patriarchy you. Sheila went directly to the kitchen to make a pot of tea. That's Jenny's influence showing through. As far as Jenny was concerned, whatever happened, the first thing to do was have a cup of tea. Shortly after, Jenny and I heard raised voices in the hall, and then Sheila came in with the tea. As she settled into a chair and began to pour the tea, Sheila told us nonchalantly that the Witch had left."She said something very odd to me." Sheila commented, "She said that I might have at least waited.