The judges handed the results to the student council presidentCourtney, who was going by Cory and was Veronica's escort for the event,and the results ...ere announced. They locked arms as they awaited theresults. Veronica was announced third and they all hugged andcongratulated her before she stepped aside. Cory then announced that Stacy had come in second, which meant Ally wasthe winner. She hugged Ally and congratulated her on winning. AlthoughStacy wanted to win the pageant, she knew she. .." and thingsstarted happening right away."I heard a drumming in my ears, Thump - Thump - Thump. I wondered wherethat noise was coming from, then I realized it was the pounding of myown heart and it kept getting louder and faster, THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP. My skin started to feel tight as a drum, like I was beingstretched on a torture rack. At first I felt heavy, not just heavy fromthe weight of the dirt on me, but heavy like I'd swallowed a cow. Then,the heaviness left me and I felt light as a. I never knew whether it was morning or evening, noon or midnight. Only occasionally did I get a chance to see the daylight; not often enough to have an idea of the passing of time.Life at Sainte Jacqueline did not follow a regular pattern which would allow me to count the days. Yes, there were certain activities which were repeated frequently, like meals, but even there the length of the intervals between meals seemed to vary significantly. The meals, regardless of whether they were given to me. They were speaking, but the words were indistinct. My bare feet slapped down the carpeted stairs. I reached the bottom, turned into the living room, another massive yawn stretching out my jaw.“What's going on?” I asked rubbing at my sleepy eyes.I blinked.I rubbed at my sleepy eyes again.Nope. I saw that.My sister and her daughter were naked in the living room. Mary had her hands squeezing about Courtney's breasts. My jaw dropped at what I was seeing. Courtney gasped and then jumped back for her.