I wondered about the men in the office. The only one I would suspect was Jimmy, and that wasn't really fair and only because he was short, thin, and a...most pretty. He had hair as long as Katie and didn't ever seem to be distracted by Delores, and she was a babe. I didn't have a clue as to her persuasion.There really wasn't anything important when I attacked my e-mails. The home office was still working on a way to announce the departure of two partners. I was sure everything would be disclosed. I was smiling like an idiot in front of her. She paused for a moment and asked, “Will you get in? In 45 minutes I need to reach.” I did not listen to what she was explaining. I asked where should I drop her. Her answer made me think twice, she needs to reach Manipal in 45 minutes.She asked, “Will you make it in 45 minutes?” I don’t know what to answer as even I need to go to the office. But my answer was in one hour it is possible. She immediately sat back keeping her bag in between us. I gave. The next time they reappeared, they found me off guard again. I was sitting on the ground under the oak tree, eating an apple, and doing my homework when a bare foot stepped onto my books. It was Jane.“Whatcha doing, Ricky?” she sneered with as much disdain as she could muster.I looked up just as Lisa plopped down beside me, legs folded under her, and dress hiked midway up her thighs. She grabbed away my partially eaten apple and proceeded to chomp at it as if I wasn’t there.“Hey, that’s mine!. When Daddy returned something hung from his grasp, but I didn’t want to look. When Daddy sat back down, he ordered me to turn away from him, but to continue writing. The first blow of the flogger on my back caused my hand to jump a little on the page causing the “m” in “completion” to descend in a monstrous, jagged line onto the line below. Daddy struck again and the braided leather bit playfully into my back. “Keep writing, Little Girl,” Daddy growled, but I could hear a smile under his.