When Nurse Betty showed up in the hospital cafeteria, she was immediately surrounded by others that wanted to know what John Carter was like. The gath...ring grew silent as Nurse Betty repeated what she had seen. She told them about his delight in meeting the kids. She had no trouble describing how much they liked him; she was convinced that Karla was madly in love with him. She told them about how he read the story to them. She remarked that she hadn’t had a single call from the kids the entire. There were punishments for maids who acted in suchways. These fantasies helped me relax for a bit but Cynthia snapped meout of them when she barreled back into the room, yanked me by the earand marched me, wordless, down the steps, ignoring my pleas and cries ofpain.We made our way through the living room and into the dining room, whereDebra sat, as always, at the head of the long table, where she routinelywined and dined South Africa's richest and its politicians. Cynthia tookme until I stood. I got a ninety eight on my test ... I didn't see what he got on his ... he put it in his folder too quickly.This wasn't the first time Bret took his anger out on me...He kept kicking me ... until I started puking blood.I woke with a start.My hand instinctively went to my stomach. It was fine...I was fine.I don't sleep very well. Bad dreams are one of the reasons I drink ... falling asleep brings bad dreams ... passing out brings a few hours of bliss ... insomnia was something I'd had as long as. I even let hergo to meetings in my place. I was lucky to have her.Jasmine's Story: My plan to become the boss involved graduallyfeminizing Michael to the point where he would totally surrender to me. I even began sitting in his office to do the daily reports. He wouldsit at my desk while I did his work. The other managers began to noticethese changes. One executive, Charlie Morgan, would consult with meabout important matters?going totally over Michael's head.I even started having Michael.