" I'M WHAT!!!" she exclaimed shooting to her feet again."Please sit down, Ms. Minton," he said.After she sat down again, Mr. Wells passed the folder t... her."It appears that at the time you changed, your girlfriend was about sixweeks pregnant. She probably was not even aware she was. From what weknow of the Shift at this point, it seems that those who are in closerproximity tended to exchange more frequently, but that is not always thecase." From what we can figure out from what you have told us. ”It all started when mum and dad divorced about 6 years ago, I can guess why they divorced, and you probably will when I tell you more.Mum won custody, so that was great, I got to stay here and didn’t have to change school and lose my friends. But about a year ago mum lost her job, she was really struggling, I think you were her only regular work then, so dad offered to look after me for a while, until mum got back on her feet.Very generous you might think.Mum wasn’t so sure, but I had no idea. David heard a loud crack and turned his head. A woman and man, a couple he presumed, were tied with their arms raised to the ceiling and both were being whipped by a huge man with a leather hood over his head.“I’m home,” he said out loud. “Home.”****The sun hit David’s face as it crept across the room the following morning. He slowly opened his eyes and moved to get off the bed. He winced at the pain from his body. He lay back down and began to remember the night before. First, his throat. ‘Take the thermos out between your legs.’ I hear your whimper as you try to ignore me. ‘Move the thermos now!’ I pinch your nipples with renewed force to get your attention, hard enough to return you from revelry to pain for a brief moment. ‘Oh god, please….’ You beg with wanting. ‘Now.’ I state simply and evenly. You moan as you pull it from between your legs and lay it aside still under the blanket next to you. ‘Pull your shorts down.’ You turn your head to me, allowing me to see your eyes..