So you said to me that we were gonna have to start there...to get me to balance on a board.You grabbed a board and we went down to the beach. We got i...nto the water and you held the board for me to get on. It took me twice to get on but there I was sitting on a surf board trying to balance on it. I got cocky a bit and then you shook the board and I fell off. You laughed as to say that I have to be aware of the board, the surf and the people around me. So you got on the board and motioned me to. I heard a call that I knew only too well. It was the call of the Sandhill Crane. I scanned the sky for the silhouette of the bird. At first I didn't see anything. Then, much to my delight, I spotted them. There, in the eastern sky, was a flock of at least forty birds. They appeared to be flying at a considerable distance from me. At first it looked like they might travel overhead, but instead, they made a shift in their flight pattern and flew off to the southeast. If they weren't heading south. ..nobody you know will be here, so I want you to do it. OK?...and I know you want to hear more of what the guys say, don't you?'There was just a quiet, embarrassed 'umm' from D as the car pulled into the car park. The couple walked over to the door and were soon seated at a table by the window. Mark stayed standing until his mom was seated...she had obeyed and left the buttons on her blouse undone...but Mark wanted to see her move the skirt back up her legs.He held her chair out while D sat. She looked at the sixteen-year-old who still looked confident and then Ann caved in. Helen had been wronged and was being defiant because she should be. After all, that was how she and Rachel were brought up. They were taught to do what they believed was right and not to be browbeaten into doing something else. So Ann bit her lip, stood up, and, looking at Helen, said, “You are right and I am wrong. You should spank me, and I need to learn from that spanking.” Helen felt as elated as when Emily.