She cried out as he wound her long hair around his hand and pulled her toward him the way he would coil a rope. The woman, more angry than afraid, yel...ed again, elbowed him in the ribs and kicked at his legs.Vernon slapped her across the face with his callused hand. The sharp sound made the scurvy men on the other side of the room jump. Blood trickled from Elizabeth's nose and mouth as her sudden anger turned to throat-clogging fear. Some of the indentured men got up and moved toward the faint. WOW! Big house in a very nice area, good for him!As it was getting closer to time for me to leave I decided that if he was going to thro so many hints/flirts at me I would grab a shower and get all cleaned up and cleaned out before leaving to meet him. It wasn't until I got out of the shower before my anxiety started creeping in and making me 2nd guess, but finally I said what the hell and got dressed in a pair of denim shorts, a shirt and shoes.When I got to his house he greeted me at the door. They couldn't play withtheir games or any of their toys. They couldn't even stand up and had tocrawl around instead. They yelled at each other, blamed each other, andsulked.Mom and Dad opened their door and sighed. "It looks like you've chosen tokeep being selfish babies," Mom said. "I guess I should take this stuffaway and give you some big Duplo blocks to play with instead. Dinner willbe ready soon, and if a couple of big boys come down for dinner, you'llget plates of ham, and mashed potatoes. Fender looked pretty tired, and wasn’t her usual chipper self. Vennoa reluctantly agreed as well. They took out their camprolls and prepared to rest for the night.“I’ll take first watch,” Pua said.“I’ll take second,” Agate continued.“Vennoa and I will just sleep then. Wake us up if you hear anything,” Fender said as she yawned from her bedroll. Before long, she was fast asleep.Vennoa laid down inside her bedroll, but sleep did not come easy to her. She tossed and turned, replaying the events of.