James went out on an errand after church, but he came home around 3 PM.I did not want to bring up anything with the kids regarding James'sdecisions, w...thout him around to confirm the facts. Otherwise, it couldbe 2-against-1.Also, and I hadn't really realized it, but since Tanisha/Ryan had beenhome from camp, she had been acting completely as the cheerful andchipper teenaged black girl, without a hint of her old male protesting orrecalcitrance. She was eager to spend the afternoon practicing. Ami jeno akash theke mati te porlam, sara sorir knapte laglo, amar mone holo dhon tao ekhon ektu sokto sokto lagche. Ruma amake abar ek tane tule dar koralo, ami ruma ke joriye dorlam, ar t-shirt er opor theke pithe hat bulate laglam or norom sorir-r upor. Amar hat ta ese barbar ruma-r bra strap-r opor ghosa khachillo. Amar nak ta ke rumar ghar-r opor chepe dhortei or ga theke gham ar perfume-r misti gondho pelam, ruma-o amar buker majhkhan theke amar sorir-r ghran nichillo. Ei bhabe kotokhon. I'd switch to lesbian to have a chance to eat that.When she asked for an adjournment, the prosecutor smiled, said "Again?" and then agreed.Maybe she's one of the other ones he's fucking. But why does the prosecutor have to consent? Does that mean he's going to be part of this bullshit?The angry look on the mother's face told me that I was right; she too was a rape victim. I took out pencil and paper and scribbled down the name of her son. I had no idea why I did so, or if her name was the same. Meanwhile, her brother wouldwillingly and happily wear it until he outgrew it, and knowing Susie,she'd probably have another one made for him if she couldn't find it inhis size.'There's no explaining fetishes', someone had told her a while ago,probably Susie. (She didn't feel like checking.) This was simplypleasant for him, and she'd already resolved never to make itunpleasant for him. She wondered what his limits were, what he reallydid and didn't want done to him, and figured that Susie would.