It was a feeling of being defenseless, helpless, hopeless.“I pretended like we were an ordinary father-daughter family living in an ordinary quiet n...ighborhood, keeping busy with work and school, just like everyone else around us. I took up a routine, trying to forget the pain, trying to hold together by thinking about my Mom.“I would often hide in my room and cry until I fell asleep. Whenever I could see the moon from my window, I would pray for my Mom, for someone to come, to rescue me.“I. She stepped into the bathroom, peed, then walked into the kitchen. “You ok?”“Yeah, I’m fine. Just worried about what them damn Worker’s Comp people have decided. All of them white-shirt assholes don’t have a clue the pain I deal with.” Emmitt was injured in a mining accident four years ago and had just been through a disability review in Hazard. Sure, he faked a lot of the time just to get that free money, but he had to play the game. “I should be getting a determination letter any day. ’ I found my hand closing round the crop. I struggled to my feet and took the two steps and held it out to him. Anne smiled at me and at Bill and did a shuffling pirouette. As she turned back full on Bill bought the crop with a loud swish across her left buttock. Anne yelped. ‘Why Bill that really hurt you are getting better, or is it you like it with Joyce-Lynne watching?’ Bill struck Anne’s other buttock. Anne let out another little yelp. I sank to the seat open mouthed, I was enjoying it. Thank you for starting the dryer.Oh no problem, he said I'm a sucker for pretty girls like you. As he said that he reached out and touched my bicep and moved his hand down to my forearm. My face flushed. He was clearly hitting on me. I hadn't been in a position like this too often and I completely went silent out of nervousness. Well hey, if you need anything just let me know. Nice meeting you Taylor.You too Ty, I managed to muster. I walked out of the laundry room completely embarrassed. I.