I was of course fêted in the local weekly rag, which printed a picture of me, and declared that I was a local hero; it must have been a lean news wee...k.Whatever the notoriety that came from that, had fall-out at my school where I was publicly praised in a school assembly by the headmaster. And it also probably lead to my being selected as a prefect a couple of years later. I was never really one of the goody-two-shoes type who were usually on the receiving end of that sort of dubious honour, if. "Well I suppose your brother Julian puff- has gained his leadership proficiency at cadet camp; so you wont be puff puff- entirely unsupervised -puff- at Karen Cottage." "Oh Quentin dear, soothed his wife Emily as she continued to knit in the old fireside chair, we've discussed all of this; Ann is growing up now." "Yes, I'm a teenager now father!" added Ann earnestly. Her father took stock of her as he drew again on his pipe, "But still needing the odd spanking nonetheless. " he said peering. I thought it would be okay to let my brother have a few beers but not to let him get totally wasted. The party was a great. Everyone was having a good time and my brother had a few too many drinks. I had to leave early as my brother was drunk and had to get him home and in bed before my parents got home.When we got home I took him up to his bedroom, he was hugging all over me telling me how much he loved me. I sat him on his bed and removed his sneakers and socks, pushed him back on his bed,. It was dark so I fumbled for the light switch and turned it on. It was more than just a closet; it was a room about 12 x12 ft. in size with a much smaller adjacent room or hallway. Custodial supplies were everywhere and there was a huge metal sink, a counter, some chairs and some thick old throw rugs on the floor. Most important, it was deserted! It was hardly glamorous but it would do. “Any ole port in a storm!” right? Wasting no time I locked the door, lay back on the biggest rug, flipped my.
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