. we should really get back." Madre paused a moment at Bloodhound's mention of leaving. "Ah... forgive me, sometimes these things slip my mind. Where ...as it the three of you will be returning to?" Something in the woman's voice, as friendly as her tone was, lingered in each of their minds. Bird spoke first, "We uh... well it's kind of like this; a lot, in fact. We only met you because we mistook it for our own." Madre smirked beneath her mask, the curvy hourglass that was her form almost. None of the other Villagers bother with me. Not even her two best friends.”“Does she have anything to do with Liddington-Phipps?”“Depends on who you believe. Some say she stands to inherit the company lock stock when she turns eighteen. Others say different. There’s one theory that whoever she marries will be the next person to run the company. But we’re not supposed to be talking about Clarissa. Or the company.”She gave me another of those half-smiles then looked away.“So what happened?”“From. "With your beauty," said Mark dryly, "I imagine there'll be a queue." Hmm," said Serena thoughtfully, "I hope I can control them; and myself for that matter."Mark looked at her. Being his sister he had never considered her as a sexual being and her remark had taken him aback. "You might have a word with Mum," he said. "She was your age once."Serena nodded. "I'll do that. Jessica got herself in a mess a couple of month's ago and Mum sorted her out. Jessica said she was very understanding, loving. She leads me to a large room with other girls dressed similar to me they too have on the string bikini. The woman I notice for the first time is also wearing a string bikini but she also has a sarong wrap around her hips. I am told to bathe some of the other girls are entering the bath while others seem to be assisting. As I remove the string bikini I notice that only three of us have the metal rings attached to our wrists and ankles. One is obviously Asian maybe Japanese the other looks at me.