In my mom’s most insane moments, even she wasn’t crazy enough to keep that kind of information from my little sister!“Don’t you at least talk ...o other girls? And ask questions?”“Just Ruth and a few others, just like us. None of us were allowed to go to sex ed in health class. Nobody told us anything. We talk about stuff, but we’re only guessing.”“Why not talk to Kara or Susie or someone who knew? Kara was allowed to go to sex ed.”“We were told it was only for marriage and our husbands would. Madame E unhooked my bra and removed it. Then they were grabbing at my little breasts without me having my bra.Then Ms D told me to take my panties off. I did so and they were on the floor at my feet. She told me to pick them up and hand them to Madame E. "She gets to keep those." I nodded and handed them to Madame E. She smiled, said "merci" and tucked them into her purse.Madame E sat down on a chair and motioned for me to come to her. I walked over to her. "Lay over my lap, you little brat". If the attack was from men already aboard, revolvers would probably be the weapon of choice, although we made sure we had our repeating rifles and plenty of extra shells for the shotguns.The women stayed in the stateroom for now. Having all five of us walking around the boat fully armed might give away our suspicion. I found a good spot where I could observe the men on the first deck, while watching the closest set of stairs up to the second deck.I was so intent on my targets that I didn’t. I smiled and greeted him as he came through the doors. He smiled back as he came over to the desk."How can I help you today?" In my head I was thinking about how he could help me. His smile all but dazzled as he asked me about a particular book, leaning against the counter with his head cocked at just the right angle to look up at me through those long, thick lashes.I looked up the book in the online catalog and told him the call number. He asked if I would go with him, claiming he got.