How the hell now was I going to contact Addie or her contact me? Crap, now what!I swept it up and dumped it in the garbage can. At least destroying my... phone had calmed my adrenaline-charged panic attack. I went to bed and stared at the dark ceiling for the rest of the night. Pretty sure Addie wasn’t lying in bed all night, staring at a damned ceiling!I was at Verizon at nine the next morning. I’d picked up the kids from Grandma and Grandpa and dropped them off at school and daycare. Shittin’. He was only 14 so he has to be more careful. The last action that he saw was the older lady washing the girl's naked legs.Kids in the RegimeAge wasn't a big deal in the Regime. If anyone misbehaved, they would suffer from sexual humiliation in the Regime regardless of age. We have one 22 year old who is being taken care of and being forced to be bathed. Its not uncommon for someone at that age. Its if you break the rules do you contiue.In this case the girl had done something pretty bad. When. The main door opened, followed by the screen. He looked directly at my face. “Hey Quinn.” “Hey.” I replied just as his eyes noticed my attire. They trailed the whole length of my body as a little smile started on his face. He seemed a little confused, and at the same time knew what I was about. “What are you doing?” “Just came over to hang out. You?” “Just finishing a movie, come on in.” He had no couches, only two chairs with a table in between. We each took one. He preceded to watch the. He pulled a pocket watch from his vest that looked ancient. Engraved on the lid were a miniature sleigh and a single reindeer. A tiny red gemstone sparkled on the tip of the reindeer’s nose. ‘Time to get back before Mrs. Claus sends out a search party.’ Before she could react to the man’s attempt at a joke, he was gone, leaving Sallie to wonder if she imagined his appearance. ‘Mom, watch this!’ Bobby’s voice brought her to her feet. She stood next to the railing where she could watch her son’s.
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