How about the time when you were fourteen and ran away from home for all of what was it, six hours one day? Took the bus into Columbus did you and jus... wander around for a couple of hours, then decided it wasn’t to your liking and then took the bus back in time for dinner. Nobody even knew you were gone, did they, not even your brother.’ That was something nobody knew. ‘That’s really scary,’ she said. ‘Nothing to be afraid about,’ he said, ‘nothing at all. What happened to you was not supposed. Norma and Suzette looked at each other wickedly upon hearing that comment and Suzette whispered, "I told you John's party would be fun."At the top of the stairs Lisa led the girls down a hall lined with paintings, many of hich depicted women in various stages of undress but all tastefully erotic. At the end of the hall Lisa turned to Norma and Suzette and said, "You ready for this?" and dramatically swung open a pair of walnut doors to reveal the master bedroom.It was dim in the bedroom, lit. She frownedand demanded, "When did you last get your hair cut, Peter? It's verylong. Too long." I had it cut just last year," I cheekily replied, ignoring her whenshe reminded me to call her 'Ma'am.' She was so old-fashioned for suchan attractive young mother.With a disgusted shake of her head, Aunty snidely informed me, "Here inWillowtree, decent young men normally sport neat crew-cuts." She turnedto my mother. "He looks more like a girl than a boy." Despite herintended insult, my cheeks. ‘Olga!!’, demanded the teacher, ‘what is going on here?’ There was no answer to that rhetorical question – it was obvious what had been taking place, and Olga certainly wasn’t going to name it out loud. After a moment, Miss Betty gave both girls their orders. Olga would report to Vera’s office at once, for as the older girl her offence was the most severe. Simone was instructed to put her clothes back on, and to wait in Miss Betty’s room until she also would be called to account by the school’s.