Five in he hit my legs I jumped up and clutched my thighs and begged him to stop. But he refused and reminded me that that swat would now be repeated ...ince I jumped up, and it would be like that with every swat if I didn't behave. Not wanting to make it longer or worse, I resolved to stay put as if it was my job. I managed through to about swat 13 because he was putting some space between those seats. But at swat f******n he decided to rain them on my butt until he hit twenty. I couldn't stand. " Ah you doubt what it depicts?" Brighton sighed."I really can not comment, I am a man of science, not of religion. My rational mind tells me that the icon is not indestructible. Logic tells me that no inanimate object is capable of renewing itself." But the Reverend told us of its survival through fire, storm and attack. Whatever happened to it, the following day it was all ways renewed, untouched by events - no matter how extreme they were. What does that tell you?" It tells me there may be. I mean, what if your Mom caught on? She’s got to know that there’s something happening, doesn’t she?”“Nah, Mom’s so busy with her own stuff that she almost doesn’t have time for either me or Dad. But how come it’s bugging you?” Michelle answered.“I’m kind of glad that I don’t have that worry with my mother already gone. But if your Mom found out, we just don’t know if she’d leave, or throw your Dad out.”“If Mom threw Dad out, I’d go with him, no question about that. But you’re right, it’s. What time?”Justin rang me back right after I hung up with Amanda to tell me he and his date would be here at eight o’clock. I decided I’d better call Bree and make sure no one was left out.“Hi, Tony,” she said when she answered the phone.“At least my name comes up on caller ID when I call you. How are you doing?”“Vegging. Last chance before classes start.”“Want to come join us for New Year’s Eve? We’re going to drum and I called Justin and Amanda to see if they’d like to join us. Kate’s family.