There was no way that she was going to let anything happen to this data!She reached for the phone. She was going to ring Stefan to find out what was g...ing on, but, just as she reached for the handset, the phone rang.The display told her it was Stefan.She rolled her eyes at Cassie, and Cassie nodded. She knew who was ringing.Julie waited for one more ring, composing herself, and then picked up.She talked, sweetly."Oh, hello Stefan. Yes, we received all of the data. Thanks very much. Yes,. .."And the letters of resignation from the hospital where she had worked, from her various committees, goodbyes to friends. All by hand, signed by her, to be posted from God knows where. Her heart beat faster at the total disconnect that they had made her do. Always the constant fear of another whipping, being left suspended for hours on end, denial of food, sleep...Why had she stepped 'this way' when the three men had walked up to her that morning in the high street? They were tall, serious,. XxxxxxxThe next few weeks went quietly as we settled down into serious studies; there were second year exams to be undergone, but there was quite a lot of continuous assessment work to be completed before then, and we knew that our second year performance would be taken into account when our degrees were finally graded.Malcolm and I were assured by our tutor that we were still doing very well; but he also warned us not to take things for granted and slack off.The two of us had to temporarily. Frank found a factory job in the city, and they rented a small house. Things went well for the next five years, but then Frank started an affair with a woman he met at the factory. The marriage lasted about another year before Betty packed up her kids and moved. Bob helped her find a house and gave her a job at his new company.Judy stared out the window. She thought about what her brother did, but also what her mother said.“What did you do when Uncle Bob felt you up?” Judy said.Smiling, Betty.