" Of course. Will you have time to do research tomorrow?" I think so. When do your classes resume?" 28 July." Fine. I'll try accommodations first, the... travel."In the morning I read the entire pamphlet on "Judicial Ethics," I'd picked up when we were in Canberra. It was full of platitudes and I tried to remember them for the exam. By 1100 I was sick, so I looked at Google. Boroka Downs near Halls Gap looked good, so I phoned. They could accommodate us from the twelfth of July for six nights, so. I’ll show you what you’re good for.”One by one the men called on me; little by little my dignity ripped from me. One man grabbed me by my hair and threw me onto the ground. I felt hands all over my body, groping and feeling every inch of my being. Tears streamed down my face as I knew that this was just the beginning. I tried to mutter stop, but nothing could be heard. My silent protest was soon put to an end as I was pushed up against the wall by two men. My tank top was ripped from my. ..”“No,” Aggie interrupted her, “Thankfully no. I barged through the closet and into your room. With my pillow in my hand, I beat Corwin as hard as I could with it until feathers started flying. You got up and ran out of the room and into the other room and woke up your parents. Your mother ran back into the room with you in her arms, followed by your father. He hovered over the bed and started beating on Corwin with his fists.”“But,” Penny said, “You said nothing happened.”“That’s right. That’s what mine said. ‘You always usin’ big words’.” I thought about it when I blurted it out.The ex reveled in that whole ‘ignorant redneck’ schtick, even though he really wasn’t stupid. It’s how he WANTED to be seen. I wanted to be seen with the side he kept suppressing. And the whole thing got to be more and more of a strain. I’m just glad I didn’t end up with a kid. At the end, I wanted the guy OUT of my life, and it would have been horrible to do that to a child.I brought myself back into.