My “teacher” held my arm in a vice grip and refused to let go. I cried desperately for mercy as I tried to tear my wrist out of her grasp, but she held firm,”I SWEAR I DIDN’T STEAL THE DOLL” i screamed at her but she wouldn’t listen. The next thing I felt was weightlessness as I was thrown in a boat with only a paddle and a worn life vest,”row” she demanded silently. I slowly put on the life vest as silent tears ran down my reddend cheeks. Carefully I picked up the paddle and began to row. I rowed until my muscles screamed at me to stop, until my fingers bled and splintered. And finally when I felt like I was about to break the awful woman said,”another lap.”