She gasped as the pain spread right across her bottom and threw her head back closing her eyes tightly as she fought to deal with the pain. How did an...one bear to take the cane if there was this much pain, she asked herself? She didn’t have time to answer her own question because the cane bit in to her bottom again and she once again gasped loudly as she held on to the table tightly to stop herself from getting up. She succeeded in staying in place but realised the pain was even greater than. There were two doors, one at each end of the office, and Billy took a position at one while I took the other. I warned him to wait until I opened the door before he entered the office.When I was ready, I threw open the door, and Billy followed my lead only moments later. Each one of us rushed at the nearest guard to hit him in the solar plexus. Of course, that resulted in a loss of air and a loss of coffee at the same time. We were able to move so fast that we caught the other two guards before. I would come into work with a carry-on bag already packed andas soon as the market closed for the long weekend, I was out the door andheaded for the airport. As my addiction to Barbara grew, I started tocall in sick on the occasional Friday or Monday between holidays. Idoubt that my employer bought that I was sick on those occasions, butsince I was bringing a fair amount of money into the firm, nothing wassaid. To insure that nothing would be said, I kept my ?illness? in checkas best I. I heard shouting from above ! Christine and Ann having a major argument and the girls shouting in the background.About an hour later the girls came down together and Christine popped her head round the door and said "Right Sparky Pub time". It was only 6pm."Seen Ann" I asked. "Yes" Chris replied "Not very convivial...we've had a few words. Didn't you hear ?" "No" I lied. I'd heard the raised voices but not the words said. Ann entered the room and we set off to the pub. Ann silent throughout.