"But, your parents," Tami said."I'm not quite sure what's happening there," I admitted. "Mom dropped me off, told me to stay out of trouble, and went ...ack to work. She didn't ground me or give me a ton of chores or anything. But maybe she's waiting to talk it over with Dad." What about baseball?" Robbie asked."Not looking good. Parker said I was banned from all activities." For how long?" I think forever."Tami looked like somebody had just run over her puppy. "It's my fault." Don't be stupid,". When the final bell of school rang, he declined all the offers of socialization (and companionship), and spent ten minutes seeking out Gabby to cancel the date they’d apparently arranged for that evening.She was disappointed, but when he promised a rain check, she perked up again. He suspected he could text her at 2am and she’d come around for their “date”, but promised her dinner and a movie on the weekend to make up for the last-minute cancellation.Instead of spending time with his hordes of. When another silence passed he would ask if he had offended her and she would shake her head no. He would ask again in a couple minutes. In the five minutes it took to get from the café to Benji’s music store, now apparently called ‘The Place’, C.K. had thought about her life in its entirety. Everything. From the reason why she had the scar on her chest to her father’s death to her flight to New York up to now. She had changed, not just in age but in personality. When her father died she had. “I am top. You will be the sub. Safe word: Uncle.” My heart pounded as I slid the phone back into my pocket and I reached for my bag, opened the door and started up the walk.I was surprised at how short she was. I had seen pictures of her. Her long dark blonde hair that cascaded over her shoulders had always seemed to mask her height. She stepped back from door and said, “Well don’t just stand there where anybody can see, get in here.” Twin lightning bolts fried from her brown eyes.