“Ravished you, why we have not even been formally introduced!” I insisted, “I never forget a face.”“When you came to collect on your endowme...t,” she said, “At the Convent.”“What is she blethering on about?” I demanded.“The Convent to which you pay a yearly sum,” Carruthers suggested.“Oh that one,” I agreed.“And for which you get to sample any unsullied new maids,” the Nun answered.“And have you come to offer yourself on that basis?” I enquired.“No, you idiot," she snapped, “You had me and now I. He answered on the third ring, his work tone coming over the line. “Daddy…” I sobbed into the phone and I heard the immediate shift in his voice.“What's wrong?”“Fang… he. Daddy… he’s stuck,” I choked out the words and felt my face grow hot. “Stuck where?” “The video, Daddy,” I hoped he would understand. I didn't want to say more since Daddy said the things we do, we keep secret and special. “Fuck,” He had hung up the phone on me then and all I could do is sit and cry, trying to pull away from. None of us were truly happy though, or ever shy really. You couldn't be shy and sell yourself, that's impossible, and the older kids taught the little kids not to be shy.Being shy is a life sentence, but you still have to act shy. We were all good actors too.So I put on my nice dress, the one Mrs. Elgin had given me just for days like this, all bright with yellow flowers and baby blue trimmings to match my eyes. A yellow ribbon for my auburn hair, which wasn't that long, but a little ponytail. Her thumb paused. “Oh. The Handmaiden. Have you seen it?”“No. I intended to. Subtitled?”“Yes, you Philistine.” She elbowed my thigh.“You’ve seen it before?”“Yeah. But it’s a great movie, and it’s been awhile.”“Okay.” I settled back, took a sip of my wine, and wrapped my arms around her. Violet snuggled back against me, her head resting just under my chin.It turned out to be a very good Korean movie, lushly shot, the plot full of twists and turns. It was also intensely erotic.A half hour in, the.