This is Tania then?“„Yes, Mr. Hopheimer, this is Tania. I'll fetch her when you've finished with her.“„Thank you, Miss Pohl.“ My collar was ...nlocked and fell to the floor. My Overseer left. Inwardly I trembled. One never knew how vilely one was going to be treated. There was a long silence and I could imagine him examining me in the wall mirror towards which my hindquarters were thrust. „Mmmm...rather nice...come up un the bed, Tania,“ he said at last.I came up, seeing him naked, white and. Then the shit hit the fan one week before the birthday when she asked 'What do you want for a birthday gift?' and I replied to her, 'A nice vacation in the southern sun would be great'. She got purple red in her face and replied, 'Do you really think I can afford that? If you been kinder to my sister, you could maybe have been invited to spend two weeks with her at Mauritius because she has won two tickets. If she asks me, do you mind that I'm going with her?'"Melissa's simple comment was,. "I can't believe they turned on their fireplace," he said. "It must be 90 outside." It is warm for March." One of those anomalous heat waves we always get this time of year. Tomorrow will probably be in the 50s."I laughed. "It has been that kind of year." You look new. Have you been here before?" I usually party with the others my age."That told him several things: first, I knew what was going to happen and was comfortable with it; second, well, I was new, to this party."I haven't figured out. While we were classmates and friends, we were not buddies. No opportunities presented themselves for us to hang out together after school and become close. The Thursday before Good Friday, he approached me just as we were dismissed for lunch about working with him and his dad for the long weekend. His dad needed some extra help on the farm. He had asked Cameron to check around and see if somebody wanted to make some money working on the farm for 3 days. As an eighteen year old, I sure could use.