‘I didn’t mean anything by what I said.’ Jennifer said with concern. ‘Jennifer, you asked what I do on the weekends I go away, among other thi...gs watch those courageous and talented people race. I hold those athletes in great esteem, and even more respect.’ Bill said punching the remote button turning the Television off. He rose and ejected the disk, and taking it left the room. Jennifer sat and considered what she had seen. If this was approved by the participants for some kind of underground. ‘You like beer do you?’ ‘Not all the time but at a time like this beer is as good as anything. When’s Roland due home?’ ‘Not for hours, he plays squash on the way home Mondays so I won’t see him until late, I’ll probably be in bed asleep when he gets in after today’s effort, I haven’t worked this hard for a long time, not since high school when I helped my father when he was busy.’ ‘Your father’s a builder?’ ‘No, he was a plumber but he died in an accident, someone hadn’t slung a load properly. He’s no longer in front of me I sense he’s moved and is now standing by my side. I’m caught off guard by the stinging slap he delivers to my ass. The blow, though not too hard, makes me stumble he waits for me to regain my balance before the spanking resumes . Now standing behind me he places his hand on my now rose colored cheeks , he softly caresses it to ease the pain. He asks me if i know why he has punished me, I give him an innocent nod, we both know that I know better than to try. Somehow, the next step came to her naturally, as if the text itself had been written onto her eyeballs. “Give me your hand,” she told Tina. When the girls joined hands, a ripple of energy coursed through them, and for a moment they radiated pure white light that drowned out everything in the room. The girls had to clench their eyes shut. When the light died, they opened their eyes and found that the text was back on the page. “What just happened?,” Tina asked. Jane shrugged, and then looked.