Touching the youngest woman on the shoulder with one foot, he asked, "And who might you be?"Without rising, or even looking up she replied, "Your Magn...ficence, may you live for ever. I am the youngest wife of the Ambassador. My name is Yara, if it pleases Your Magnificence."The Emir picked up the riding crop which was on the dressing table and administered a sharp cut to the buttocks of each of the older women. He was pleased that neither of them made any sound at all."All three of you may. She noticed me looking at her and said, "Do I have something on my face, Stevie?" She'd put her hands on her face as if to rub something off."N-No, Deb — I was just caught looking at a very pretty girl; who just so happens to be my sister. I've gotten two days off to take care of whatever, that's why I'm home so early." You going to go out with one of your girlfriends tonight?" she asked."Do you want me to - I could just stay home and look at you all night long." That came out sounding funny to. Many years ago,several black men were castrated and hanged for justlooking at a white woman. There is still a lot ofracial tension in Alabama but it’s better than before. Now it was a much more common occurrence to see whitewomen with black men as the women of today have muchmore freedom than before which is much like what theNegroes have today. Of course, if you are a wealthyAfrican-American like most of the professionalbasketball players, you can just about have any whitewoman you. Each passing second brought with it more fear. By the time I heard a knock on the door, I was terrified. As I reached for the door handle, it got too much for me to handle and I reverted back into a fantasy to keep from facing reality.I was now inside the fantasy. The world around me looked just the same and the fear coursing through my veins felt just as real, but deep down, I knew none of it was genuine. It still took a few seconds before I worked up the nerve to open the door.My beautiful.