When report card time came around, it was Craig that asked how I did. I was a good student, another area where my mom and I differ, there are many. An...way, you would have thought Craig was my real father the way he cared about me. He's more than any stepdaughter could reasonably expect.My mom, on the other hand, finally broke the camel's back in pieces when, six months ago, she just left, disappeared, yes, with a guy, the note said. Rex. She left with Rex. Anyway, the note said for me to be. She lifted her legs against her chest and rested her chin on her knees. Maybe this was just a dream, some weird nightmare. Maybe she was back at home and this was punishment. Maybe that wasn?t Akane after all?And again she wondered how that possibility made the situation better.Akane?s fa?ade dropped as soon as the door was closed. She shuddered and covered her face in shame. It had been pretty hard to act so lofty and cold in front of a naked Shampoo. It was even harder to stay indifferent at. Couldn’t organize a woodpecker’s picnic in Sherwood Forest.22. Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.23. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.24. Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn’t coming25. Has two brains; one is lost and the other is out looking for it.26. If he were any more stupid, he’d have to be watered twice a week.27. Got into the gene pool while the lifeguard wasn’t watching.28. If you stand close enough to him, you can. He now pulled me along and down into his basement we went where I saw that he had turned it into a sort of playroom. In the middle of the room up on the ceiling was a small hook and attached to it was a rope holding a pair of handcuffs. Leading me over to the cuffs, he placed my wrists in them, went over and pulled me up until my toes were barely touching the floor. "Now my lovely" he said softly. With that he stepped back and for the next couple of minutes he slapped and punched at my tits as.