”“And yet, given what you’ve told me about Kara’s personality, that’s the solution. Ask Bethany. She’d never tell you to do that, but if y...u ask her, I suspect that she’ll agree.”“Jesus, Anala. It’s not like I can just call her up and tell her ‘snap out of it!’ and it’ll happen.”“No, I wouldn’t call her. But the next time you’re in Milford, I advise you to try doing exactly that.”“I’ll take it under advisement,” I said slowly, wondering if I should even contemplate that course of action.When we. I could stick around here and try to save Tabby's parents. But, and it gave me a sinking feeling to realize it, tonight was probably their night to go. When you gotta go, you gotta go. I doubted I could change much. They would be dead sooner or later, with or without my intervention.And then I got a shock. I knew that I had been here already. I caught sight of myself, reflected in one of the living room windows. I looked like that creepy old guy I had seen at the steakhouse. I had seen myself,. I knew that the frat boys had set up video cameras in the ceiling so, I had to put on a good show for them. I didn't want to make my new masters mad for Jenni's sake."What do we have here? Looks like a fucken sexy little sissy boy. What are you here for?" I knew my lines. "I am a worthless fuck hole who needs to be abused for being so dirty. I need to be used, abused, and hurt, because that is all I'm good for." Well that was all the encouragement they needed. The two stall doors opened,. Not at him but at her children. She had unsuccessfully tried to drop them off with her mother so she could see Ace. It was a Saturday and Joel was at work and Leila had planned to be with Ace through the middle of the day, maybe longer, but her plans for a babysitter had fallen through. Her best friend had turned her down, the one she had confessed to about the affair. Another girlfriend she used as a backup also said no, and her mother wouldn’t go for it either. They were all getting tired of.