And what is a slave? A slave favours a limited existence; making the best of a bad situation, serves to ease existence for those who suffer: self pity...is honoured, weakness is a virtue — for these are the most useful qualities to slaves and almost the only means for enduring the pressure of existence. I ask myself will you remind yourself what you value? Will you remember that in expressing the will to power, you once embodied absolute natural mastery of your surroundings; you lived the most. The late morning sun was fairly high in the sky, and the ledge would remain comfortably cool for most of the day until the sun was finally far enough into the western sky to shine onto the sheltering recess of rock. I walked slowly down to my favorite spot in front of the debris mound I'd spent the last year slowly working through. I stood on the edge of the ledge, enjoying the view, the cool breeze and the simple pleasure of being exactly where I wanted to be.The pull of the lines here was as. ” Now bragging me said “Ok what if she’ll suck us off?” I told him I doubted that (since she’d never been with a black man before), I said “that would cost me $50 total.” He smiled and agreed. I said I would be close by but not in sight so I could verify it. The other black guy came back with her and the one with me announced that he and his friend had some great weed in their car and would anyone want to smoke some. She instantly said yes and looked at me, I declined but told her it was okay. The echo of her pain was too much for me to continue to ignore. ‘Pardon me miss, but I can’t help but notice that something is troubling you.’ She looked away, her lips parting and I feel the rejection coming I know the line all too well, ‘Leave me in peace’, but she stops herself, and then looks up locking her eyes to mine. I smiled and I lead her to the dance floor as she took my hand, pulling her close to me, my hands on her waist, her head on my shoulder, her heart nearly thundering in my.