God, I like bench seats.I was back at my usual routine until Wednesday when my work was interrupted by the phone. I answered the call and heard a slig...tly troubled Grace asking if she could come over to discuss something. I thought "now what?" I said "You are always welcome in my home any time of the day or night. Do you want to come over right now?" She timidly said "yes, if I am not disturbing you too much. I just need someone to talk to." I simply answered "I don't have anything more. As to legitimate, well I would not marry someone simply to give a man’s name to a child. In the West you would, I think, be surprised at how similar are the surface moralities people live by. As, I suspect, in the East, the rules people actually work under are different to those they publically espouse”“That is true, my dear. Yet it is the public rules that people will be judged by”“Mama, in my case we shall simply leave it as unclear when Mark died, there need be no questions on parentage I. Nikki took my by the hand and led me through the double doors and downthe hallway. We came to this room where the girls from the great hallwere lined up. In the line were five girls barely dressed and four moregirls outside of Nikki and me standing in line. Nikki told me that whenI got to the window to tell the nurse my name and she would give me themedicine I was to take. When I told the nurse my name she handed me asmall cup with three pills in it and a small cup of water. The nursetold me. " Chloe obediently wobbled over to the corner, her bare bottom glowing in red for everyone to see. "Wow, I can't thank you enough, Joe!" Natalie said. "I never dreamed that Chloe would be this respectful and obedient. I certainly learned a few things from you." "Well, you're welcome, Natalie. But my discipline is not over yet." "Oh no, please stop. I think this is more than enough for my poor Chloe." "Ah, no no, not Chloe. It's your turn. Now, come over on my lap." Joe demanded. "What?" Natalie.