He saw a couple of people he knew, and waved to one boy as the room filled up. The school took in a huge area from the creek to the river and included... students from very wealthy homes as well as those living in shabby poverty, kids from what some people called “the wrong side of the tracks.” Many students left after eighth grade to enter private high schools and many others had a hard time passing all their math and English courses. Seventh graders were all mixed together in twelve homerooms. She could feel the saliva building up in her mouth and dripping down her face. ?I can’t hear you slut? Sir growled and pulled the gag sharply from her mouth ? ?Thank you Sir she gasped?. ?Better, much better? he said gently, kissing her firmly on the mouth before putting the gag back in its rightful place.Next he pulled out a pair of sliver hand cuffs. ?On your knees my pet? he commanded as he pushed Bunni down to the floor, taking one of her wrists and locking it firmly in a cuff. He. Once I had committed myself to that, it wasn't much more trouble forthem to finagle me into going with them, as I was, to get frozen yogurtcones at a nearby Dari-Delite. All they had to do was assure me thatwe'd go through the drive-through, so I wouldn't have to get out of thecar.I became apprehensive when Kate insisted I sit up front. She chose tosit behind Diane. However, once we were there, I realized she'd done mea favor, by putting me as much out of view from the service window aswas. According to my hallway clock it is three minutes after five. I look at myself in the mirror in a linen dress with a small string of pearls. Good, I think. I open the door for him. The first thing he says is, ‘Sorry about how I look.’ His hair is a mess and he’s not shaved. There’s a layer of gritty looking stubble on his chin that thins out as it gets closer to his hair. His stubble is flecked with little hairs of silver. There’s a smear across his heavy blue work shirt and his jeans are dusty.