I had to get out of my room for a second to calm down. I could go to the house for a glass of milk.Everything was dark when I came up to the kitchen p...orch, so I let myself in quietly and headed toward the corner where the big white refrigerator sat. I was almost going to open it when Uncle Nat's voice rose in muffled anger from the bedroom just off the hall.Though I'd never been a snooper, it was hard to resist the urge to listen--only for a minute or two, I promised myself. Quietly I padded. He recognized the marks as one kind among several with which bottoms responded to his cane and he was always intrigued by their variety, never being quite sure exactly what combination of bottom, cane and technique would produce a particular result. Anna's bottom had been much more colorful. He thought that he perhaps preferred the more artistic combination of pinks, reds, crimsons, blues, mauves and purples of which her bottom had been a spectacular example. But then, he thought, perhaps that. A nice smile, a nice body with small boobs maybe, but a nice butt and long legs. She was almost as tall as I was and a lot of guys liked her.Sandy could have had a boyfriend in an instant, if she just didn't want one of mine. I didn't know why she was so picky. She went out a couple times, with a couple different guys after her sixteenth birthday, that was like the magic number for parents around there. But they were always just one date and then Sandy would tell me it didn't work, for whatever. I jumped on that and had the clerk ring the biggest bottle up right then and there. I kept the ladies engaged in small talk until my purchase was handed to me. Then I handed the bag, perfume and receipt to the girl and told her it was hers if she would put the sampler back. As soon as I said that I turned and walked away, not waiting for an explanation or anything else. I had a big smile on my face as I exited the store into the mall.I ambled through the mall, in and out of stores, observing..