He was petrified that someone might come in and see him that way, but after 30 minutes he was allowed to kneel in front of Louise and apologize for his mistakes, and then get dressed and back to his desk.He was petrified that someone might come in and see him that way, but after 30 minutes he was allowed to kneel in front of Louise and apologize for his mistakes, and then get dressed and back to his desk. Mrs. Peterson came back around 2:30 and once again got a nod of approval from Louise that all had gone well in her absence. At 5:00 Tommy got up to leave for home. "Say hello to Mrs. Whitford, Tommy!" Marie laughed as he walked out the door and down the stairs to his car. Mrs. Whitford was sitting in her usual spot on her front porch as he pulled into the driveway. He paused and looked at her expectantly for a moment but when she made no movement to acknowledge him he went inside his house. A couple of minutes later the telephone rang. Hesitantly he picked it up and said 'hello'. He heard Mrs. Whitford's cackling voice at the other end: "You remember what night this is, don't you Mr. Hyde? Take a shower and scrub yourself squeaky clean. And I mean EVERYWHERE. I want you over here with your tools in half an hour, sharp!" After the phone clicked Tommy rushed about, taking his tools out of the closet in the spare bedroom while getting undressed. He showered quickly but thoroughly. He didn't want to give Mrs. Whitford any more of an excuse to be angry with him so he soaped his ass and crotch up several times and thoroughly dried himself before slipping on a pair of jeans and a pullover shirt. He walked outside and across the lawn to Mrs. Whitford's house. She was gone from the porch so he knocked on the door. She opened it and told him to come inside and put his toolbox on the floor by the closet. |