“Let’s travel. You’ve garnered a pile of cash for me. I’ll spend a little on you.”
She smiles... wanly... Renee as aware as me that she will probably soon be jobless. I surprise myself in feeling sympathy.
“Bought something for you, little girl,” I announce with enthusiasm.
Time for the hood. I display it... dark... foreboding... it will be as tight as a condom when stretched over my little one’s face and head.
“Take off your earrings.”
It must be disheartening I am sure, Renee spending so much time trying to look pretty and ending up deaf and sightless, but I need to instill concentration and discipline. So I stuff her ears with thick wads of cotton, slip the hood over her head and pull tightly.
Snug indeed... denying sight and sound, I lead her to the bedroom. If I cannot cheer her
