Jeez, did that dreamturned me on or was it just a young boy's normal morning wood? I wasn'tsure which it was, but I knew the thought of one of those w...s making mybrain hurt.Sunday morning. 11am. I'm sure mom has gone to work by now already. Iwonder what Neil is up to. I walked to Neil's room and he wasn't there.Just a very messy room with video games thrown all over the place andposters of super models and sport heroes. So I made my way downstairsto get some breakfast and see if he was there. I. " I'm Shanice" she replied. "I'm a self-defense instructor." Well, I'm a copy editor who works as a part-time recruiter when my vacation days run out." Victor responded. Shanice laughed again. "At least you don't have to deal with all the forests of paper, right?" Not unless you count handing out lethal-weapon certifications to my graduates." Shanice said. The conversation continued pleasantly until it became Victor's turn at the ordering window. He ordered a chicken tenders meal and a catfish. "Debby was too astonished to speak.For the first time, she was able to see a stain of darkness around someone without advance preparation. She could see it only faintly, just wisps of inky black slithering around Melissa like thin tentacles. If she looked just off to the side, they disappeared from view. She shuddered at what she might have seen had she had time to prepare for it."Go to your room, Susan," Debby said softly into Susan's ear, never taking her eyes from Melissa.Susan started away. .. WHACK!"I was stood back up."I asked, is this understood?" Amber repeated, "Is it?" Yes, Miss Amber," I stated, eyes downcast and hands behind me."See, that was not hard to learn, was it?" Amber looked at me, "you are our Bitch, here for our amusement and enjoyment. Clear?" Yes, Miss Amber," I told her, "it is clear." Good, now go and prepare food, you may have some too," she instructed me, "and later we will be having some friends round." Yes, Miss Amber," I told her, "excuse me, Miss Amber,.