The bedroom was I stayed included a washroom where there was a hole near the roof side through which everything can be seen clearly which I came to kn...w laterThat hole was directly connected to my neighbour’s bathroom. And the main thing was kamini was my neighbour. She was like a family to us. I never had bad feelings for her but one-day kamini’s bathroom had a chock up so called a person to clean it and my mom told me to stay at their house as she was alone. She was in her maxi I could easily. " Patty, it's not what I saw that disturbs me as much as what would have happened had I not come home when I did. You know the rules. You are not allowed to have male visitors when your mother and I are not at home. You clearly broke that rule and now you must suffer the consequences. I have decided your punishment. Your mother doesn't have to ever know about this, thank God."Tears filled my eyes as I saw Daddy stand up and begin to unbuckle his belt. He hadn't whipped me since I was eight. "Okay, so he is cheating, but how is he doing it?" Tom looked at the cards." These are special cards. A company out of Saint Louis makes them. They say they are for magic tricks, but we both know what they are rally for. They have made their way up and down the Mississippi, until they were outlawed. Anybody found with a deck of these cards, are shot on sight. You see sheriff there are special little marks in the pattern. Once you get used to them, you can see them from across the table. You. You inadvertently brush up against one and fear that it might fall over, collapsing them. It's just then that you take notice of a line of orange light glowing on the floor just a few feet ahead. You hear some muffled voices coming from beyond this wall, but can't make out what it is they're saying until they draw closer. "Yeah, it almost seems like the power was cut or somethin'. Engineering's supposed to be on it. In the meantime, you boys check that direction." It's a deep, gravelly voice,.