"Dad and Joyce took off from work early just to be at my graduation. Jane and Grace were there, and so were Gerta and Hans. All of them bought me grad...ation presents. Mama had taken the whole day off from the golf academy. She was a lot more excited about my graduation than I was.I was awarded the school prize for mathematics, so I was called up in front of everyone to accept the award. It was a small medallion in a box with the school's name and Latin motto on one side, and the word,. ” She grinned...........The next hour seemed to last forever, I’m not sure I was at my best, but the punters didn’t seem to notice. Mind I was still getting a distraction.Laura was being plied with drinks by Romero, she’d found herself a seat, just to the left of my booth, where she sat on the other side of a table. I expect it was too many Malibu’s she’d had, but after a while, I could clearly see the white of her panties under the table.I saw her wave several times when I looked her way, but. .if so it would take a long healing period.-------------------------------I was taken to my room and they secured me naked to my bed, as before, and after a full meal and special supplements, I slept for several hours. When I awoke I rang for the guards to take care of my toilet needs, and the guards watched me closely as I did my business. I flushed immediately, rather than risk their anger, and I sat wiping myself as they looked on. When I finished they attached me to the bed again and I. "The balloon and note changed my mind."Getting up off the couch, I knelt down at his feet and wrapped him in a hug and he broke down. After he'd cried himself out, I got him some paper and a pen and told him about wanting to die myself and suggested that he try writing a note to Joyie."It helped me more than I can explain," I said.When he was finished, Doug tied his note with mine and let the balloon go. We hugged, again, and he thanked me for helping him. He said, "I'll talk with Mom and Dad.