He emphasized the things we were not to do, giving me the impression that he had been placed in the room to keep order and that was all. While he didn...t exactly refer to us as 'misfits, ' it was clear that it was on the tip of his tongue."Room four C is already ahead in the demerit race. If you continue at the same pace I assure you that we will win. Was that what you were trying to achieve when you were the room leader, Oldham?"There was nothing I could say. I knew he wasn't looking for. I know you've done your best. The Orioles just completed a big trade with Oakland. They picked up a couple of young infielders, gave up a pitcher from the Norfolk club, and another one from Aberdeen. We're supposed to send Simpson and Hernandez up to Norfolk, and both of these new Oakland guys are coming here -- to Bowie." This is nuts! Just this past week, they called me up to the big club! I knew it was temporary, but, shit, I don't get it! One day I'm in the majors, next thing -- I'm out on. The next morning Ernie is just sitting down to his computer to send a few emails when his phone rings. He answers it and John says, “I hear you’ve got some work for me! Like a new will!”“How did you find out so fast?”“Dinner last night, about half an hour after you left. Gayatri’s family was telling everyone they knew about her good fortune. I figure only half of the city residents know at this time. But by Sunday that’ll be up to just about everyone in the district at the rate the gossip. The treat him like dirt because they know he'll soon go 'down' as they call it. I often have to look out for him in school because the real girls keep tally. When a boy hits his femmarche they call it payback time if he's made any mistakes. As he grows softer and more submissive he soon becomes defenceless against their superior strength. It's the RG's who keep the tally, and the RG's who decide what the 'mistakes' were. There's no escape for the boys. I feel sorry for them. Ask James yourself..