You and your mates can have her for an hour or two, long as you want, then put what's left of 'er in the guard house, and we shall see what's what." A...e, sir," said the man, taking the girl by the elbow. She turned and swung a fist at him, but he blocked the blow and laughed, dragging her to the door and twisting a nipple out of meanness."No corporals, mind," the major said, "just you sergeants this time."The big man bent Lori's arm up behind her and pushed her outside, kicking the door closed. She needed someone to tell her all was right with the world, that there was a goal that needed her. She Who Saw had provided that. She may have joined the temple with Sarah, but the two had quickly followed different paths. Sarah had proved her worth, been given plumb assignments with higher sisters. Hedva ... was made a receptionist at a small office on an unimportant world. She hadn't minded. She was part of something bigger, part of a world that said she was needed.When the temple vanished,. Mom left them alone when we went away and when we got back today I could tell just from how she looked. She has a kind of funny look in her eyes when she looks at him, sort of like she's waiting for him to tell her what to do next. And she acts like she's sore down there. (Were you sore after the first time?) I feel sick about it. Wasn't there some way I could have prevented it? I know you didn't value your virginity very highly but I value mine. There's no way I'll ever let a guy have that. You know you can trust me. Just think peacefully, I am sure you will find a way.”Saying this, I cut the phone because I knew she will convince me not to engage in something like this, especially with her. She didn’t call back but I was sure she would one day. A few days past, I was hardly able to keep my patience but I have to because it was her decision to take without any of my interference. And finally one day my luck clicked.I got a WhatsApp notification. It was her, she had asked me to.