"Leave me the fuck alone tonight. Don't mess with me," she rasped.David laughed. "You don't tell me what to do little girl. I do as I please with you.... Do we have to go through this shit every night?"Christine covered up her love letter but David's eyes were already focused on it. He walked over and snatched the letter away from her. Christine stood up but he held the letter high over his head reading it."What the fuck? You are writing this to Janice? Your boss?" Give it back!" Christine fumed. Of course, the reading came when they couldn’t find anything else to do, preferably outside. The Rogers men were much happier tromping through the woods hunting or fishing than studying. They worked when they could find work but it was mostly unskilled labor here and there. The rest of the time they spent growing and converting corn to white lightning, hunting, fishing, trapping or just loafing around. Lee, named after his great grandfather’s hero General Robert E. Lee was sort of an exception.. "On everyone." Every... ? Ah. Oh, um, yes, I understand."Halno paused a moment as if in silent evaluation before he asked in a calculated voice, "Do you want her now?"Amanda tensed in the silence. She found herself hoping he would say yes."Not right now, Master Halno," said Marris, his voice quavering slightly. "I have other duties to perform." Hrm." Halno turned and hung the key on a hook, then headed out of the alcove. "And yet you were so bothered about wanting to know--"His words were cut. If you have any worries, come see me." Yes; thank you Matron."She sighed again and then smiled. "I wish all the girls were so polite.Remember Tracy, trouble equals no sweets." Yes Matron; come on Steph, lets show you around."With that, she grabbed me and hauled me up another flight of steps.As we went, Tracy started talking nineteen to the dozen."Well Steph, take no notice of Matron, her bark is worse than her bite.I'll show you what's what. Fist the dormitory; come on it's in here."She dragged.