10. Fath

a's

hones in my ears, eyes closed. Majority of my peers listened to

face appeared in my sight. "Co

My wondering eyes saw a family portrait on the wall, " who

ed around me, " the silver fox is my father, on

s look fierce? You are

to touch me? But deep down l liked it, it was better tha

red at him, " so

From now on keep a calender of your menstrual cycle. Dr Ralph has to ha

for him to do the same. I scowled at him.

are you o

y." He grinned like a fool, " get

a child yet. I tried to appease him. " How about l work for six months

" it won't work, ha

my feet

d about this, don't walk away from me, do you

fingers pinched my nipple through my dr

e to be there by lunchtime. From there l'm taking y

t university. Some rich people found it hard to contain their disdain for the po

grandparents are

my ear an

came into sight as the gate opened. The lush green lawns made me want

ee people watched us as we stepped out of the car

nt of an elderly couple. " Grandpa, grandma my wife Nora Rei

Susan's arms, her husband came and stood behind me, patted my back and his booming voic

et. Father, my wife Nora Ratliff

e fell on the black eyed man who made

f nodded. His piercing dark eyes unsettled me. His stil

his great height, " whos

the question insulting but for Ma

name is Veno

ed, l began fidgetin

our fat

her, l have never se

gers. I felt he was going to find out anyway, l mig

ning on his heels and entered t

n't mind him, he is a grumpy old raco

ept for Pat Ratliff and his daughter, Martha Ratliff wh

was she? I loved her because she liked me on s

b, which was not my scene at all. Books and music were my thing, sometimes w

ce me to his friends so l was obliged to

t The Falcon's famous owner Shadrack Rolan, his beautiful wife Penelope Mansfield Rolan, Robert Reece anot

e morning, slightly tipsy. I bade Max

closing, l looked over my shoulder. Max Ratliff came in my bedroom, closed the d