Of the three only Suzy still wore a hair band with bunny ears, while Patty and Jessie had them in hand. The two of them were literally carrying their...passed out friend to my car and I got out to help them load her in, but they all smelled heavily of alcohol, even thought I knew none of them were over twenty-one which was the legal drinking age in this state."So, am I talking you all home, or…" I started to ask."Oh GOD no!" Patty almost yelled. "My parents would freak if they saw me dressed. I pull the door shut behind me as I turn the switch, glancing up to the light as it forces me to squint for a moment.I run my fingers softly over my throat as I lean my head back, observing my flesh. Wincing occasionally when my fingers brush sensitive spots. I can see bruises forming, but I don’t understand why. I lean my face in closer to the mirror as I turn my head to get a better view of the side. My breath quickens as another image of me staring into my own face fills my head. Me ... With. Not just Dr. King, but Dr. Abernathy, Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, etc. The trouble is, of course, that they were part of a religious tradition that attempted to fix things peacefully. As near as I could tell, nonviolence had only limited success. Gains for civil rights in the much maligned Reconstruction era, as temporary as they were, were more pronounced when done at the point of a bayonet.“White Christianity glorifies violence, by contrast to black Christianity. The latter tries. His mind kept raisingquestions. "Why hasn't she removed the bar! Or the nails. How am I a goodgirl!" These all seemed to be dampened by a blissful calm feeling. Thewoman continued to work her magic removing stuff and he just stayed stilllost in the bliss. He barely hears her say, "Ok, Honey, I'm just going toscrub those lips. This may sting." .... "I just need to scrub the browstoo. Stay still." ... "Now those silly eye lashes, a little pulling andtugging but hold on." Each time he heard her.