“We’re nearly there now.” John said with some amusement. “You can wait just one more day to find out!”“Ugh! That’s going to take forever...” Dana groaned with frustration.“I’m sure we can come up with something to keep you distracted for a day.” John laughed. “You haven’t been to the pool yet, do you want to come for a swim?”“I’ll pass.” Dana said firmly. “Besides, I have plenty of work that will keep me occupied. I have more of those equipping frames to assemble and I need to modify more of the. .." I felt the hose tighten. He crushed my body under his and mercilessly strangled me. I felt things in my head and felt I was spinning, falling... convinced I was going to die.I came round on my back and realized his intent as fingers rammed themselves home. I fought as best my legs could - throwing him clear and trying to force him away. He wore me down, ignoring my muffled cries. He demanded I let him have his way - or he would fist me. I was worn and exhausted and dizzy. As his. And, she thought so too. They got married and then the big change came; we moved in with Robert and his three sons. Well, two sons. One was away at college, the other two lived at home. They shared the same room, Dale and John. Dale was three years older than me but John was the same age. Within a few weeks.John and I had a lot in common, grades, band, reading, liked basically the same music. We just hit it off. It didn't hurt that he was also very cute. Actually, I had rather a crush on John.. " Did you read it?" I defensively asked. Mom didn't usually encroach on my privacy, so I was surprised.The corners of her mouth turned down. "I didn't need to read it." You knew it was from Kristin," I accused.Mom turned to face me, her fists on her hips, her expression hard. "I saw her name when I turned it over to see who it was 'TO'. Why are you so defensive about this girl?"Embarrassed at my reaction to her, I dropped my eyes and looked at the card. I blushed again. The picture on the card.