Ellie lay on the bed and was only vaguely conscious of Mrs Howard standing up and getting dressed. She opened her eyes to see Mrs Howard, a dressed Mr...s Howard, standing over her, hairbrush in hand, waiting. Ellie realised. Her discipline spanking. It was going to happen. Ellie stood up and waited for Mrs Howard to tell her what to do. No hard feelings of course. She earned a discipline spanking and was going to get one. “You have earned this Ellie. You were rude to your Mother again.” . * A 9-year old Greg is sitting on the edge of his bed with all his attention deep in a Spider-Man comic book, with not a care in the world, just lost in the adventures of Spider-Man fighting the bad guys. Hanging on the walls of the bedroom is all kinds of Spider-Man and rock music posters and sitting on the shelves are models of cars and planes. * The forest just outside of town where the kids bike paths are, is on fire and the wind is blowing it towards town, there is a crowd watching the. Bemused. Confused. Nervous. Sat with the great unwashed waiting to see if this girl was who I thought she was. I frowned slightly as each thought gave rise to another then another.If it was her, then what?*At that moment a group of six or so women came into the canteen and made their way to the far side of the room across from where I sat.I took another sip of my coffee and stared at them over the rim of the plastic cup. Was she in that group? I continued to stare at them as they took their. She tingles as the crisp night air clings to her skin. The night is black offering little light to guide her adventure. However, the moon is rising up into the clear sky to dance with the stars, she knows it will not be long until its gleaming beauty offers her a path to follow. She continues to walk as the moonlight begins to light her way. She is frightened yet thrilled to be away from her repressive existence. For the first time in her life, she feels completely free of burden and the.