She just really wanted to meet him, and that’s what she got. He was so genuine and friendly. She was instantly at ease and comfortable, and they cha...ted through dinner like old friends. They ate dinner, he sang a set. She listened as he spent the break talking about music. He sang another set, she listened, he spent the next break talking about her. He walked her home like the perfect gentleman. He called the next day, and asked her to come hear his concert that Friday. She trembled on the. Now you’ll just have to live with it, but know this," taking hold of her chin and forcing her gaze to his, "I will get that signature, eventually. How long it takes and how much pain you wish to suffer first is strictly up to you? but I will get it in the long run." Then turned her loose and walked away. Carla continued to groan and yell and speak unintelligible words through the gag? but her noises fell on deaf ears. He left her to both contemplate her situation and suffer this newest. "I volunteered to officiate," she said, giving me a quick smile. "Come, stand to my right. Ready!" she called out.Out of the closet came the other seven girls, all dressed in white in various styles, some long, some short skirts and blouses, all walking solemnly. Zoe, third in line, was humming Wagner's "Wedding March".All seven girls lined up opposite me, with Eve at the far end."But from the beginning of creation," Heather read from the bible, "'God made them male and female, '" Heather. Secondly, we have 2 new teachers, Frank Johnson and Erica Rose. Frank will be taking year 10 and 11 Geography and Erica will be joining our newly formed, combined PE team.Right, that’s it, file out in the usual way and go to your home rooms.”Just about everyone in the hall must have started talking at the same time because the noise suddenly got deafening, but we managed to get out and to our home room.We had a new home room teacher that year, a Harry Jones. Neither Piper nor I had had him.