Slowly she raised her head until her eyes met mine. I noticed her cheeks were flushed and her lips trembled. I was afraid I’d done my usual efficien...t job of making her cry, but when she spoke her voice was soft and steady. ‘Liam is the closest thing I’ve ever had to someone who cares about me just because they want to and not because they’re related or my employee or whatever. You think he’s awful, but at least he’s always acknowledged I exist.’ I shook my head. ‘No, you’re wrong, I don’t hate. "I don't know why I don't do this more often, Abigail won't let metouch her hair, and the twins just go in variations of pigtails?" Mother brought me my outfit for the day. My stinky babydoll is throwninto a sealed baggie. Mother is letting me dress very adult, for once,this is from my 'outside' world/stylish young adult side of the closet.(When we are outside the Matriarchy bubble, to avoid confrontationswith packs of angry men and also sometimes so called 'traditional'women, who are. The new guy suggested we make the game ‘strip-friendly’ so each time someone loses they have to take off one piece of clothing.I protested saying I wasn’t even wearing any clothes and all three of them just laughed and my boyfriend said, “So you better win.” Abhi, on the other hand, pulled my leg and said that I was not allowed to cheat or whine like I always do. I punched Abhi’s shoulder to make him shut up.As the game went on, it was pretty evident that all three of them had ganged up against. Doctor Sydney returned an hour later. It was time to move things along.“Understand that I find you to be a sweet mature lady and there will be no hard feelings, but this is a one-time offer and if you choose not to report to my home tomorrow as scheduled the will be no second chances for me to punish you as you told me you deserved.Sydney explained that an ordinary caning with a typical light rattan (used at home for punishing children), although painful at the time, would leave only reddish.