Ann quickly told me about Grandma's strap, and she theorized that Will wasgoing to get a taste of it. As grandma disappeared from view I heard Will sa... in an almost crying voice "Nomama, No mama please, please no." I thought that was strange, because Grandma had not returned with the strapyet. From the sound, I thought Will must be getting punished already. I waswrong. Ann held her finger up to her lips to tell me to be silent as she slowlycrept up to her closed bedroom door. I followed right. Cassie would recognise that asinine whine anywhere; it was Bendy Wendy andthat distinctive style of speech, speaking out the front of his moutharound his tongue like Woody Harrelson could only be Brin Sarsgaard.?Hey Cassandra!? Bendy Wendy said sarcastically as she came into Cassie?sfield of view.She was wearing her usual ensemble of Daisy Dukes with sheer tanpantyhose, tight T-shirt and red spiked high heels. Her hair was big andher makeup heavy as usual. Her shoulder length black hair was. "My dad gave it to me when we met. His dad gave it to him, but I don't know where by grandfather got it from, and he's dead now so we'll never know." How can a coin... Does it make you feel good when you hold it?" Yeah, a little. It doesn't make my fingers tingle, but it does to Joey." Who?" she said, looking away from the coin for the first time since she took it off her nose."You know... Joey... " Oh, him... But... How come you never showed this to me before?"She was back to looking at the. Being nervous, I thought that we would go straight to bed and get on with it, not have a literary discussion. But she was engrossed.'Can you get me a drink, love? White wine would be nice,' she demanded, pulling down an old edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover.'Oh, Constance, may I introduce you to John Thomas?' she mimicked in an absurd Northern voice as I was pouring the wine. I laughed and handed a glass to her. As I did so, she held my hand within hers. 'Or maybe you would prefer some pussy.