He also told them not to wait up as these league games often lasted into the early hours. Marsha and Chris reluctantly agreed.They had gone only a cou...le of blocks however when Marsha realized her wallet was in her other purse at home. Turning around, they were surprised not to see Randy pulling out of the driveway in the pickup truck he had inherited from his parents, but heading in the opposite direction from the bowling lanes.Marsha and Chris looked at each other with stunned. ‘OK. We must enjoy the drinks.’ They immediately set about shot-gunning the free intoxicants. The mood amongst the girls soon became inebriated and wild, matching the mood of their audience. Alcohol soon dissolved her nerves and Blen’s imagination grew bold. Studying the dances of the contestants closely, she began to choreograph her own performance. As the dancers were more daring, the crowd expressed its appreciation more noisily, and the thought of receiving the applause of the crowd. **************************************** I took a deep breath, and exhaled. “Let your words be honest. Let me hear your voice.” Wasn’t that what she had said? I carefully slid the poem in beside the letters and sealed the envelope. Thankfully, the state allowed each inmate one stamp per day. I had scored two stamps from one of the other inmates for sweeping the common room for him. With today’s stamp allowance, I had enough to mail this letter. Tucking it carefully into my pocket, I awaited for. She was going to lace the Rector’s evening bottle of port with a soporific, obtained from the local wise woman, which would leave him sleeping like the dead until well into the next morning.Tabitha, the cross-eyed maid, would be sent on an errand that would keep her away from the house for the night. As for Mrs Lawson; she always slept the sleep of the pure and innocent, and the drunk, aided by a bottle of rum. Susannah and I would then indulge ourselves in a frenzy of uninterrupted.