Isabel hadn’t sung in very long. She didn’t have anything to do with music anymore. All the tragedies in her life had suppressed her voice. Music ...equired emotion. Isabel didn’t show any of it any longer. It was only because of their insistence that she had finally agreed to sing. ‘I’m afraid.’ She looked up at him. The black cardigan made her skin look paler, her hair all over the place because of the breeze. ‘I don’t know anybody there.’ ‘You don’t have to. Just sing. That’s all.’ He hugged. "hey dan sorry i just got out of the shower!" " i don't mind at all." he syas and i catch him steel a qiuk glance at me. "well i had better get dressed." i say "you wanna go swimming?, we just cleaned the pool" i offer "sure,..Hey wheres your mum?" "oh mom went to her freinds for a while probbly won't even come back tonight." "oh, do you have any swimm'n trunks i can barrow i didn't brieng mine" he asked and i jokeingly reply "no lets go skinny dipp'n!" "ok!" i couldn't believe it he said. ' she was rooted to the spot.Meanwhile Principal Talbot had redirected his attention back to the class. "So where was I? Oh yes Keith, I was asking why you wouldn't want to talk about sex with a hot young thing like Miss Benson here." But it isn't talking about sex. It's all cucumbers and cartoon rabbits having families. It's a waste of time." Ah I see," responded Talbot, he turned and walked around to behind the frozen teacher, stood directly behind her and placed a hand on each shoulder. "So. .. this is how I'm dressed. You've told me to knock on your door, remove my glasses, and shut my eyes. I'm standing there, at your door, glasses in my hands, with my eyes closed... wondering what's in store for me. You told me that I didn't do as you explicitly instructed... and I know that I'll be punished, but I had to see you... so... I will have to take whatever it is that you are planning for me. I feel my self trembling a little as I stand there knowing I will be at your mercy. .