Some might reason this was nothingunusual, most little girls stripped in the mirror at one point oranother. The problem was, of course, that Charise h...d been a boy at thetime. An extremely pretty one, no argument there, but a boy nonetheless.And the world wasn't particularly kind to children of any description,especially those who yearned for something totally unacceptable.No matter, that was the past long buried if not forgotten. She'dweathered the storms of anger and prejudice for close on. "It's not for unblocking the drains, that's for sure. What about you, Sam? You got one of these at home under your pillow? And, hey, Freddie, stop looking like a fish, and try to keep that camera steady over there."The picture had indeed gone a bit wobbly for a while; almost as wobbly as the dildo. Freddie's mouth was hanging open, but, the ever professional that he was, he managed to keep the camera focussed on Carly.Even Sam was lost for words for a moment. Her head swam at the sight of her. “They still didn’t tell me if there was anything else around,” Morales grumbled to himself. “Well, if they could even sense 2214’s version of a chipmunk, I suppose that nothing big could have gotten past their senses.”A moment later, he pulled the gate open in the brush fence. As the chickens marched past with Gertrude in the lead and Junior taking up the rear, Morales noted that the pile of soil was getting low. He would need to bring in a couple of shovels full of loose dirt to add to the. .. But I wasn't going to do anything about it; al least for a while.We were in a liquor store at the end of an evening because he wanted to buy some wine for a party we were going to that weekend. The owner asked for ID for proof of age, and Ken showed his driver's license. Ken went back with the man to see about the size and brand, and left the wallet on the counter. I moved up to it and put my hand out to keep anyone from grabbing it. I looked down and noticed Ken's birthdate. Years before,.