"Rebecca smiled at Roger's remarks, and Tom's mock-outrage, then looked around to see how Lamont felt about being discussed in those terms. When she c...uldn't find him, she was confused, until Dawn touched her cheek and said, "Love, he left while you were in shock about these two testosterone addicts stealing your thunder. He whispered to me that he was going to check out the reconstituted meat market, which I took to be a moderately nasty reference to those cloned gay guys you told me. After a bit, I unbuttoned my top, slowly, one button at a time, as if the music was making me hot. As, of course, it was.When I finished unbuttoning my blouse I just let it hang on my shoulders, swaying open and showing my bra and tits.I let it start to slip off one shoulder – then caught it, and looked surprised as if it had happened accidentally. The crowd cheered. Still holding my shoulder, I looked at them, then dropped my gaze, as if I were embarrassed, then slowly lowered my blouse, and. I am. Talking after a while about all this.”“Come over tomorrow, Nik,” Shruti said, and we wished each other “Good Night.”That night, both of us slept fairly well. It was almost 11 the next morning. I called Shruti. “I will be there in half-hour. Do you want me to get anything for lunch?” I asked.“I have prepared everything, Nik. You come here,” Shruti replied.I drove to her house within 30 minutes and pressed the bell to let her know I have arrived. Shruti, in red lipstick, eye shadow, soft. "Off we go upstairs, where the first door on the right is Karl's sleepingroom. We better not go in just now, I think," continued Paula.Indeed Helen could faintly hear through the door a whirring followed by a cracking noise which she recognised as the sound of a beating; sure enough it was repeated and was followed by a squeal, or a scream, she could not be sure. Then quite clearly she heard someone sobbing "No ... No ... No." as the sound of the belt or whip continued steadily.Suddenly Helen.