She'd returned to rehab, the day-stay program they'd all agreed upon. It allowed her to return home in theevenings, which, in turn, enabled her to enr...ll at community college. Shewas taking two classes, one in creative writing, the other, in culinaryart.Marcia smiled under the canopy of stars, alone, in the chill night.Knowing she'd had something to do with those choices.Her tea had grown cold. Had she dozed? At some point the sky began tolighten to a steely grey. Unseen birds were twittering. "Of course, that's okay. I was just trying to figure out who I'd left out when I was counting out the number of people doing forms. We're glad to have you join us for forms, Sandy. I didn't hear your car this morning." Um ... Rachel said it would be easier if I spent the night than if I tried to get up by myself and come over in the morning." Sandy was blushing scarlet. I just reached out to her."Can I give you a hug, Sandy?" I asked. She rushed into my arms and squeezed me so tightly I could. How nice, I thought. Since that day I chose to visit him more often in his room and time to time we seemed to have a nice friendship outside the office too until the cutbacks and then soon firings began. I had heard that they were thinking of a replacement for me too so I had to make a move and I had nothing to lose after all. I called him for a meeting and arranged it for the after hours as there wouldnt be anybody left in the office by then. When I got to his room on time, he was a bit cold. In her he recognised the ability to be subjugated, a young woman trying to find her own sexual lifestyle. David stood from his desk and walked over to close his office door quietly and turn the key. ‘Helen, I have something I want to do right now. And, I know you want me to do it.’ Helen turned to look at him. She did not fancy him or have any sexual love for him, yet she knew what was on his mind. The turning of the door key gave it all away. ‘I want to make amends for my error in judgement.’.