. ummm... oh shit!" It's ok Janie, whatever it is it's none of my business. I had heard from Joel that you were staying here. I'm sorry about things b...tween you and Hank, I really am."Now Janie looked as if she might really cry.Tim asked, "Janie, would you like to talk for awhile? Maybe I could help. I'm a good listener."Janie sniffled, "Well, it couldn't hurt. Could I fix you a cup of coffee, Tim?"Tim noticed that he couldn't smell any coffee brewing and said, "Janie, why don't I run down to. Several years ago the high school had to quit having school functions. The last Junior - Senior Prom was a disaster. During the first hour of the dance three white students were knifed by blacks in two separate incidents. When the school tried to send every one home, a riot had started. There was a lot of damage.The Senior Prom was canceled.Those girls that had bought dresses and were looking foreword to having one last social event before they became young adults were crushed.Three of those. I was at fault, living my secret life, but refused to face it. Though I didn’t admit it, even to myself, my affair with Harry had become more than just sex. I had developed emotional ties, and certainly a sexual need for him. I imagine this is the danger of all affairs. Something I had not anticipated, and refused to recognize or face head on. Frank wasn't extremely observant, but he also wasn't an idiot. Eventually he smelled a rat and he took steps to confirm his suspicions. He got in touch. “You were blackmailed before me?” Holly asked.“Yes,” Debra reluctantly said, as the tears continued to flow out of her pretty green eyes.“Is that how they knew about me?” Holly asked.“Somehow, they knew that I had a sister,” Debra said, in a low hesitant voice, as tears continued to roll down her pretty face.“Did you know about it before they took me?” Holly asked.“No. I didn’t know they were blackmailing you until you told me,” Debra said, lying to her sister. She could not bring herself to.