It explored a lot more interesting and explicit ideas than the sort of shit that was shovelled towards most girls her age these days… all blushing r...mance and no bloody pay off. Over the top of her book she also kept getting distracted by the flashing colours of the TV screen. Video games. Upside down from this angle, but still decipherable. Those too had been alien to her before she started to hang around with these two… Now she was indisputably better at most of them than either of the boys. I've been moving dirt with the bobcat all morning and stop to watch the activities for a bit. I pull the little machine up to the edge of the excavation and crawl out of the cage, standing on the scoop to get a better view. There's about an eighteen-inch gap between the edge of the excavation and the plywood forms.I'm thinking about the unforgettable weekend I just spent with Sally. As I'm watching the concrete ooze into the forms, the wall of the excavation just gives way underneath me. I feel. However, no such invitation was extended and the view was short lived asMelinda, apparently satisfied that her feet were clean, commanded, "Now getout from under there and fetch your plate." Robbie had a special plate from which he was always served Melinda's leftovers.Robbie got up and retrieved his special plate. He was not allowed to eat off of any of the household dinnerware – thesewere reserved for the exclusive use of Melinda and her guests. Robbie's plate,selected by Melinda especially. Delia opened the bottle herselfto let it breath a bit. She never allowed her husband to perform simpletasks like that which might give him a moment of pride in accomplishment,a few seconds of feeling like a competent male doing something for hisspouse. Oh no. She had a real knack for treating him like a helplesspiece of fluff whose main purposes were to do housework and, naturally,perform bedroom duties.A few minutes after they had gone into the kitchen, while she waschecking the snacks Carl.