“Good grief, daughter, you don’t have to personally populate the whole world!”“Catch up? You’re more than caught up. What’s your problem?�...� Cathy repeated.“What do you mean?” Vangie persisted. “I count seven of yours and only four of mine. How does that make me more than caught up?”“Mother dear, you’re forgetting something,” Cathy responded tartly. “Don’t I count? I came from your belly, too, you know. And then there’s Ken ... Isn’t he a bit ... large ... for you to overlook? There’s Barbara. I guess she was a little buzzed and feeling brave because out of the blue she says" you know I caught you checking out my butt in the Mall." "Sorry" I said "but it is a nice looking butt." She says"thank you,not bad for 75 huh!" "Not bad at all, actually it is very nice" I said."Well thank you again.....flattery will get you anything" she said smiling and winking.Before I could say anything Kat got up from her chair gliding across the room to join me on the couch.She sat right up against me. " I then told him "in my room with me" to which he said "I don't think so if a woman is staying in this apartment it's going to be my room" I thought he was kidding at first. So I laughed to which pissed him off and he punched me hard in the face. I saw star for a moment.He then kicked me hard in the stomach. Katie then ran to my defense and grabs his arm and said "I'll sleep in your room just stop hurting him." He stopped rite away and said "at least one of you crackers got half a brain." He. " I looked up atDale from the floor, aching everywhere as feeling returned in hot sobs ofregret...I looked at myself in the mirror, the well fucked sissymaid...but underneath the smeared makeup, I could see Byron dyingunderneath. How could I let him do that to me? HIM?! How could I beg forit?! I looked into his eyes, my lips struggling to form the words strongenough to convey my hatred for this little boy playing dress up as aman...but they were too big to get out. I just ended up sputtering,.