’ She thought of the family picture. ‘I’ve been living with pain for so long that it’s my constant companion. And I have nothing but time.’ ...avid reached out for her burned hand. She held out her right and he dropped it, holding his hand out again. He waited for her to make the decision. Slowly, she removed the mitten and showed him her nearly webbed hand. Then, with a small measure of courage, she placed it in his hand. He bent and pressed a kiss to its sensitive back. ‘Let’s get started.’ * *. She spent all of the money she took from her father on gifts and memento’s for her mom and Brad… she wished she could talk about her lapse of memory with Brad… although she doubted that he was sophisticated enough to come up with an answer, he was a comfort to be with and she did love him. Her mother may have answers… but she couldn’t share most of the details with her… heck, she couldn’t share most of the details with anyone…It was nearly 12:30pm when she slipped her key card into the door. As far as i could see, i had done nothingto provoke this woman. ?i do not work, period,Mistress, either standing on a corner, or as a cowgirl.? Of course i knew, by ?ranch?, she meant one of the houses ofprostitution that are legal in Nevada,but i was going to play dumb while i regained slave?s mental equilibrium. Shelbyjumped in, ?odalisque, this is Corinne,? then indicating the other three women,? Tracy, and Teresa.? Tracy and Teresa were also older than i,but nearer slave?s age. To the. The camera flashes and winks from their friends and family got Angie, Jillian, and their various classmates past the boring parts where Principal Jason Rhodes, Vice-Principal Hilary Stern, and several other key faculty droned on about their goals for the school and future students. It was well-intended, but often redundant, and rather full of bland platitudes as ever. They listened and awaited things until Susie Davenport got to speak and introduce the valedictorian: Sarah Kurtz Schoenburg..