It was just an indisputable fact that was beyond question just as it was a fact that Macy returned that love fully and truly without any reservations,...qualifiers or any other such nonsense. Their love was beautiful and true and it was something that Ashlee cherished more than life itself.Of course, it hadn't exactly been an easy love. After all, the beginning of their relationship had hardly been perfect, but that hadn't mattered then and it didn't matter now. So what if they had both been on. "You all heard him threaten me, and saw him attack me? I acted in self-defence." I had to raise my voice, shout in fact, over the hysterical shrieking of Miss Pouty and the agonised screaming from Martin Hodge.The rest of the room was in a stunned silence, shocked by the ferocity of the violence, as I had banked on. Witnesses would be shocked by what they had seen, or what they thought they had seen, and when they came to give an account of what happened I wanted them to have my version.I. Mary Beth cried, but didn’t object or try to get up.I had Mary Beth come back every day that week, gradually increasing the punishment. The next Sunday I had a suggestion to offer her. A family at the church needed help with their new baby. Greg and Tina were a young couple who had been through my premarital counseling course. Greg was an enthusiastic disciplinarian and Tina was a model submissive. The church would sponsor her to our school and she could help with the baby to pay for her room. ” Warrant Officer Chester White said, “I was wondering how I could live by the Golden Rule and still do my job. There has always been a conflict between my beliefs and career.”“Anything else?” John asked.“We did a healing of a 14-year-old girl from Syria. Her father is the leader of the Arabs. Got her warm, restarted her heart. She wants to talk to you Father John.” Carol reported with a big smile.“Doors are all in. The sheetrock and carpet are being finished where we can get to them.” Perry.