It sounded like there was someone in the room trying to be silent. Attempting to wake-up just enough to find a comfortable spot in the bed I became aw...re that the lower part of my legs were uncovered. It was then I felt a soft breath on my toes. Then a mouth closed around the big toe of my right foot and began to suck. I was waking up very quickly now! “Just what is….” I started to say but there was a loud “shhhhhh, we don’t want to wake everyone else up, and I have been wanting to do this for. Hurrying down towards home, she came to the wooded short cut that she'd always avoided because of the little scrotes that hung around in it sometimes, but today was an emergency and she decided to go that way. She hurried through and could see the clearing that led to the road when the space in front of her was filled with three shapes. It was three young black guys, all around 18 and muscular in build. Marie's heart began to race in panic, but she kept her head down and kept walking,. No, I was immobile, too stunned by the turn of events for my mind to even register the order to move. The words went into my ears, probably made the right vibrations to send the necessary signals to my brain for processing, but nothing happened. It was like talking into a phone that was disconnected. The sounds were certainly there, but nothing was being transmitted.He yelled at me, but I was now not hearing anything. He stood up and before my eyes registered that fact, he slapped me hard. I promise it won't happenagain and I’ll do anything, anything. Extra shifts, I’ll do all theshitty ones that nobody else wants to do. You name it and I’ll do it.You said I was a good team player. I need this job, please give me asecond chance. Please.’Rhona sipped her drink before saying anything. ‘Rick, it's OK, don't getyour knickers in a twist.’ She giggled, ‘I’m sorry, that wasn'tdeliberate, but come to think of it it's very funny given what you'rewearing.’Rick was scarlet again.‘Rhona, I.