"Somebody raised a hand while he was looking down at the paper, and when Inoticed it was Mark I knew what he was going to say."I thought I was the top...boy in the class," Mark said and he soundedupset. I promptly repressed my anger and I tried to control my emotions."Shouldn't I be singing the duets with Sarah?" Sarah has requested these assignments herself," Mr. Benson saidcautiously. I knew he was as reluctant to get into an argument as I was."I'm afraid that it is Mr. Knight who will be. He's tall with jet black hair and an envious set of muscles that rival men years younger than him. He's definitely better looking than any of the idiots I'd be out with in my limited dating history anyway!I snapped out of my thoughts of Daddy when I heard the conservatory doors behind me slide open and my Daddy stepped out smiling, already in his swimming shorts. I'd often wondered if Daddy had the same thoughts as me from the way he looked at me, like he was in that second. His eyes lingered. "Jacob," I smiled as he came towards us."Anna," he said as he kissed me on both cheeks. "New agent?" Yes," I said, trying to hide my annoyance."She is in good hands," Jacob said as we trotted off to another part of the studio.Lucky for me, they had my wardrobe picked out for me, as usual, it was skimpy and showed a lot of skin."So," Jacob said as I came out of the changing room with a black lingerie set on, equipped with garter belt and stockings. I would never wear something like this for. Slitting my own throat started to seem like a viable option. I went to the mini-bar and gulped down the contents of half the tiny liquor bottles. That helped dull things a little, but not nearly enough to let me sleep.It was like that day at the mall when I was thirteen and I linked with thirty odd people all at the same time ... magnified a million times.At this rate I'll be insane by morning.I walked across the room, just missed slamming my shins into the glass and metal coffee table, swung.