“I still have a hunting knife with me, but that’s all. Dammit. We can’t stop, though,” said Jack.“Agreed. Onward, men!” Karl replied, rous...ng the increasingly reluctant sailors forward. The lagoon ahead of them became increasingly marsh-like, with ample vegetation around them in the form of tall grasses and trees. They caught up to the sea monster as it crossed a narrow inlet of water that stretched in either direction as far as the eye could see, almost like a river but without flow. “We’ve. "Well I was first. At our grandmothers my hair was hanging in front. Mymother called me over to her and with my brother, grandmother andgrandfather watching my mother placed four bobbi pins in my hair to holdit out of my face. My hand was slapped when I reached up to stop her atfirst.I became teary as I was not allowed to take the bobbi pins out till wewere ready leave."Well you should learn to keep your hair out of your face, better yet,get a man's haircut," my grandfather said while chuckling. '"Good night stars."Goodnight air."Goodnight noises everywhere."I knew Justin was asleep. He would definitely have joined in with "hush," had he been awake.He was already past three, but I suspected I might have to keep reading him Goodnight Moon until he graduated high school.I put down the book, turned out the light and headed to the kitchen where Nancy was studying at the table.Earlier, she had told me she needed some help with Social Studies. In this particular case, she was having trouble. She ordered me to take off my yoga pants. She opened the wide window that gave access to the balcony and said:"Go out."I stared at her and she used her hand to point at the balcony. Well, it was so clear I had to go out just wearing those little white panties. I still had on my jacket and under knee wool socks and shoes, but my legs were completely nude now. After a few minutes, I was freezing."Mistress, please. It is cold." I know that," she replied."Mistress, I need to pee." Don't you dare,.