"You were her victim, and....it's your choice." For a moment, Cody just stared, the implications of what she'd just said sinking in. "But" Linda sudd...nly piped in, "We....we'd like you to join us. We'll help you however you need it." "I feel responsible for this" Linda said, "And I want to make upfor it." Cody just stared, feeling somewhat confused. He stared at Jessica, feeling revulsion rising him in him. Hatred and fear boiled within him, and a desire for revenge. God he wanted to hurt. He pulls one of the blankets over us and I feel myself begin to drift off in his arms, listening to his heartbeat begin to slow into sleep.~*~When I wake it is still dark and I am spooned tightly against him. I feel him hard against my back and his hand is making its way again between my thighs. I let out a soft moan as his hand strokes into my swollen sex."Sore?" I nod and he kisses my shoulder. His fingers stroke gently for a few moments and I feel myself begin to warm. I feel him shifting. Later that night, when Abdul was being bathed by hiswives, neither he nor they noticed the first hairs falling off hisbody.Abdul's body was completely smooth and hair free by eight weeks afterthe attack, his beard fell out last. He also hadn't been able to feelhis penis for most all that time either, his wives didn't mind as thatmeant no sex, they were good with that. Abdul found any attempts todiscipline his wives ended up with him feeling sick to his stomach, sohe had stopped trying several. Claudia found the clearing. Folded her shawl, took off clothes. Dropped money. Lay on the ground, stretching her perfect body. Waited. Always. Counted ten for Mama to return. Waited for Christmas, a happy day and good food. Waited for answered prayers. Had waited for him all her life: phone calls, promises to be fulfilled. She would wait as long as he told her to wait. That's what he had said. Wait until the wind stops. One leaf clung despite growing in deep shadow, the edges of it a tremor in.