He began to cut open my corset with the knife and quickly cut my skirt and underwear too to leave my naked body exposed to the night air. My nipples h...rdened at the frozen air and my body trembled with fear. He removed the cloth from my mouth and allowed me to breathe. I sobbed and gasped for air and sobbed some more. “Scream for me,” he said. He dragged the edge of the blade slowly down the side of my body from my right breast to my knee. I wailed into the night oblivious to the pain in my. "I was there in Mama Low's at the behest of a secret government Ministry that was trying to bring your father to a court of law, in England, or wherever. A woman I was fond of, in Egypt, had died because I broke a confidence, and the corrupt web your father had built heard about it, and had her lover, a man named Freddie Hamid, kill her. I hated your father for that, and found that the more I discovered about his affairs, the more I hated him. And I found myself in love with Jeb. But he found. Damn, I would pound that pitcher if I could find him. I had to look up the stat sheets to see who he was. I was going to remember him.The guy's name was Carl Montana, an easy name to remember, and I would. The Rockies were not going anywhere this year either, but that didn't make me feel any better. Their winning percentage was a hell of lot better than ours or rather Miami's. I kept forgetting that I was still considered a minor leaguer.The Manager told me, "You're done for the season. You. I don't think anyone has put shoeson me since I was about 5 and that was my mom. I am surprised by thelight pang of excitement that shoots up my spine. What is going on? Ihear Joshua asking me something but I can't make it out as I am lost ina fog. The question finally breaks my trance and I hear "Why don't youstand up and see how they feel?"I stand up a little wobbly but finally gain my balance. Remembering allthat Jenny taught me earlier, I make my way towards a mirror sitting onthe floor.