" as she made her way over to her special room, shutting thedoor behind her.I sat there for a moment, then got up to follow Kris in. I knocked thedoo..., and stated, "You know.... I have never told anyone this, but onetime, when I was little, my older sister dressed me up as a girl." Krisopened the door swiftly, and responded, "Oho..... wait. Lucy? Huh, can'tfigure she would have done that," with a shrug. "Well, it was one timeonly...... but I kinda enjoyed it?" I said, as she let me into. What wasthe answer? In my mind, I closed my eyes, and I took a deep breath, readyto take that metaphorical jump -"Loren, you're crying," Beth said.I guess I hadn't locked the changing room door, and she had let herselfin. She closed the door, and sat down next to me. It's true; I wassobbing softly to myself."I knew that this was probably harder for you than you were letting on,"she said. "It must be so weird for you. I promise that I'll be there foryou, though, and that if you ever need to talk. Though I did have a sister named Celka, she was too timid and weak to do such a thing.”“She told me how you developed your own unique style of writing and that you taught it to her. That is how she was able to read the diaries you left in your old shop in Fardun which we found by the way!”.”Well you are just full of surprises, but if she was my sister, she was on the wrong side. She gave her life to a greater purpose, but I will make sure she is remembered when the dust settles.”“Ah, yes, your. The cut that came up behind the house had not been dredged yet. It was on the schedule but was a month away. After it was dredged, sheeting would need to be driven in to stop the creek from filling in with topsoil over time. After all that, the dock would get built before we could look for a boat. We cast some lines just to make it look like we were fishing.We took turns lying on the cabin in the sun - naked - for the natural tan while watching the boys. There is something about extended time.