There is a long stretch of beach highway about an hour's drive from home. There are no parking areas, people just park along the highway and walk ove... the dunes to the ocean. I've done this before, most of the people use this area for the seclusion, you rarely see more than two cars near each other. So when I got there, I started the search, park the car, walk over the dunes and see what or who was there. The first couple of times I found surfers, then an older couple with some k**s.It took. But Sylvie felt something within her fade just ever so slightly as she heard Frank's familiar voice on the telephone. She could not suppress a shudder, and she drew her cream-colored silk robe up around her neck as she listened to his unctuous words."Oh, Mrs. Cassidy, I'm so glad I've gotten through to you at last! I just had to reach you... I was wondering if we could change that appointment we made? You see, I'd rather not wait until next week because that columnist fellow's been calling me.. "That was good, and now that you're mine, we'll do it again -- but you two are here because you're too uppity, so we have to teach you a lesson. Y'all aren't REALLY any better than any other bitches, even though you act like it -- and we're here to fix that. When we're done here, y'all are gonna know your place -- you'll have boyfriends, because he and I are gonna keep you, but you won't be uppity anymore and you'll do what we tell you and not get all snotty with everybody. This is your. Wasn't I? I opened my eyes to see everyone standing over me, worry creasing their brows, and fear filling three sets of eyes. Summer had me by the shoulders, and was still shaking me."I'm awake," I grumbled, my head throbbing."We've been trying to wake you for a bit," mom looked at me worriedly. "Are you okay?" Yeah," I tried to reassure her, but I had to stay quiet, as my head was throbbing too much to speak too loudly, "I was just having nightmares, and my head hurts." Nightmares?" Mom's.