As we were putting on our elbow length gloves, Julie and Alice came into the room. Julie was the very picture of a young woman about to make her debut... looking exquisite in her white gown and gloves. Alice complimented Gina on her appearance. Gina, in turn, said she looked like a pale imitation beside the loveliness of Julie. Julie hushed her protest by saying that Gina looked extremely lovely. Alice and I just stood there looking at the girls. Suddenly Julie remembered something and quickly. I went upstairs and retrieved Sara's collar it was a wide one with 4 rings; front, back and one on each side and spikes in between. I came back down stairs and walked up to her Sara's collar. “This was your mothers collar and if you wish to assume her place you will take it and put it on and you will wear this when you are in the home. You do not answer the door unless I tell you if I am not here I will call you and tell you what to do. If the phone rings let it go to the voice mail, If I. I shook my head.“Didn’t take the pills. Remembered.” I coughed out. I--“Oh my God!” Rena moved smoothly with the baby but it was a near hurry for her to get next to me. “This is Lawrence. He’s going to be the big brother. You blacked out before you met him.”She wanted to hand him to me but I had to swear off with the mess I had made of my hand. Seeing his face, having him so near to me. I pulled myself out of my attack. I was sweating but I was breathing now.“What happened? Did they let you out. Everything ached. Huge blue-black bruises spread across my torso like thunderclouds. My throat was unbearably scratchy. There was a persistent ringing in my right ear. But I was alive.I looked to the right. On a chair in the corner of the room, a red-haired nurse was reading a gossip magazine.She caught the fractional movement of my left arm and rose to her feet quickly. “Shalom. Let me call the doctor.” She leaned over me, pressing a button above my head.I heard a door open, and the balding.