. well..." It is all right. I understand, Olaf... but you must believe that I would not lie to you." Oh sure! I believe that!" the big teenager emphat...cally implied. "But you know, you've only been here a few days, and then saying it was an American dollie... well..." It is true! And it happened last night, in fact... !" Kye said without thinking and catching himself too late."Last night? I saw you when you went in last night, Kye," Olaf immediately picked up, realizing he had his opening. "The. Just punish me. Please, you can’t, this… this is my home!”Oswald leaned back in the chair, folding his hands on his lap, but didn’t answer, so she continued. This time she almost managed to keep her now trembling voice under control.“Father, I’m almost 18. You can’t… I’ll just come back and-”“Yes, almost an adult and yet you still insists on acting like a child,” he snapped back. He hadn’t raised his voice, but it still cut through her. “So then I guess I’ll just have to treat you like a. Then after both she and Karla assured the doctor that he could do nothing for them, he withdrew.When he was gone, Anna looked at Maria and asked, “Now, how can I join you here? What must I do?”Maria just shook her head and said, “I’m afraid you can’t, Anna. Of course you will stay here until your injuries are healed—”“Why can’t I?” Anna interrupted. Then, very perceptively, she said, “It’s the whipping, isn’t it? It’s a form of initiation. But initiation into what?”Standing up straight Maria. "I was in the store towards the end of last summer, and I noticed that she wasespecially quiet. I teased her a bit to find out why. She said that she had togo home (to Russia) in a couple of weeks, and she hadn't really had a chance togo anywhere.Well, it so happened that my wife was leaving the next day to spend 5 days inVegas for her sister's 40th birthday. So, I said (half-way joking) that she(Sasha) could go to our lake cabin with me, but that my wife wouldn't be thereto protect her.Sasha.