Minute four was a decisive moment, I didn't plan it, I would have neverbeen that stupid, or that brave. But something inside me knew what Dariuswanted...even if the rest of me was too terrified to contemplate it. Islammed my head into the hard oak floor, sending blood gushing from my noseonto my plump, shiny lips. Darius paused, paralyzed with shock as I lookedback up at him, gave him a cum hither look and smiled even as the blooddripped from my chin...and squeezed..."NNH! Wait...NO!" Darius. That was the determining factor for why I went along as the rest of the class did, but I was the most culpable because I had given him my majorette present of a super hard paddling. Without me, it just wouldn’t have happened. He was required to spin the dial on the game of ‘Life’ which was part of the game board. Marty spun the dial and it stopped on four. I failed to bail him out and we all heard not four but eight swats and Marty’s whimpers, cries and as a finale, downright sobbing, all. “I do not want to argue. I want to know what’s going on and why. Are you not happy with us?”With that, she brought her head back up and responded, “No, that’s not it. I love you completely! I am very happy with you and us. I just have a problem.”Puzzled, I asked, “A problem? A drinking problem?” Jenny shook her head no. “No, nothing like that. I will try to explain.” What came next made me go through a range of emotions; I was confused, mad, upset, concerned, etcetera. “Nick, please let me try. You need it. I’ll meet you at the door at 5.’ Then she walked off without waiting for a reply. Ellie’s first instinct was to tell Anna she couldn’t do that, but then she mentally shrugged her shoulders and thought ‘why the hell not?’ It’s not like she had anything in particular to go home to, right? And Anna was probably right. It wouldn’t hurt to let her hair down for a change, go out with Anna, have a couple of glasses of wine and relax. She could resume her ‘Stargate’ marathon when she got.