73

DEFOREST

"Father, is it true!," I asked, upset. I had barged into his chamber while he banged one of the maids. How could he even care so much about sex after he had set the pack on fire.

"It is like a pack of candies delivered in one package. That's how I cool off, especially when I'm angry," he had once told me the day I asked him why sex mattered so much to him. It had become a must do for him on a daily basis.

"Get out!," I yelled at the maid.

"She goes nowhere. Whatever you have to say to me, say it here and now. Be quick about it, for I can't afford to keep my stick waiting much longer," he said.

"Father, I need to speak to you alone, please. This is very important to me, and I wouldn't want a third person listening, please."

"Fine!," he reluctantly said. "Leave us," he said to the maid. "Don't forget to be at my service tonight," he shouted behind her. Turning to me, he said, "It better be worth it."

"Father, what happened back there?," I asked, trying to keep my voice down, ev