My uncle told my father to hold me down. He was trying to rip my beach cover off which would leave me in just my tiny bathing suit. I scrambled to fre...e myself to no use. All I managed to accomplish was to allow my uncle to get my beach cover off and leave me on the floor in my bathing suit. I tried screaming at them telling them I was not some woman they had hired for the day but their daughter and niece. But with the music blasting and with all they had had to drink it was useless. I knew they. He tooka peek from the ditch and convinced himself that this was no alcohol-inducedhallucination. No, these were clearly the notorious Sardonica girls, the mostalluring and dangerous fays for miles around. Wouldn't it be niceto catch 'em ? he thought. And then his brain, which had more insand outs than most folks suspected, started casting around for a plan. It took weeks, but he finally hit on something promising. Large quantitiesof fay-nip grew in the gullies around Butcher's Swallow. It is. Let's just hope for that.They finished their breakfasts in silence and then put their venom onthe machines before leaving to the hospital. When they arrived, Marcusidentified himself to the receptionist and received some good news.- The hospital reviewed its rules. All of you can go there. - Thereceptionist said.- We can? How wonderful! - Marcus said. - Thank you!- At least we will be together all day. - Laura said. - How is Sandra?- She is recovering quickly, way too quickly to say the truth.. "I shook my head. "I need a shower." "You can't wash it off, Sandi," she said. "It has to have time to fade away."She pulled me from the car and took me in her arms while I cried. "Why didn't you warn me?" I asked."I thought I did," she said. "I guess I wasn't specific enough. I'm sorry."She led me over to her SUV and I was too weak and confused to resist.I leaned against the door, drawing my knees up, with my feet on the seat. Keeping my head down, I put my hands behind my head for whatever.