She would normally warn you a few times. One day, me and my friend Cassie, were talking in class. Mrs. Jenkins kept warning us to stop! At lunch, she ...ame over and told us to straighten up that we were being disruptive. After lunch, me and Cassie, continued to chat. We thought we were being quiet but Mrs. Jenkins wasn’t happy about it. Finally she snapped at us and told us to get up and go out in the hall, she’s tired of us not listening. Me and Cassie got up and left the room. I was wearing. How the hell could I compete with that?" I don't really remember how," Sarah continued quietly, "but we ended up at the kitchen table of all places. I kept crying that I lost you ... and Sylvia just let me cry it out. Then she started talking to me. She told me that," Sarah smiled a wan, little smile, "that she was jealous of me because you loved me and she was just a diversion to you. She explained how, when this had started, you hadn't known it was her - that she'd worn a mask but that, at. I paused for a moment as I composed myselfand, as I saw Mandy turn and about to walk back to her desk, I blurtedout"can we meet for a drink tomorrow as I'd really like to get to know youa bit better?" Are you sure?" Mandy laughed. "I'm old enough to be your mother!" You don't look it and I'm sure," I replied.After joking with me that flattery would get me anywhere, she acceptedmy invitation. I paused as I needed to know whether my suspicions weretrue but knew that if I was wrong, it could lead. This all seemed themost natural thing in the world thanks to the way Fran?oise made mefeel so comfortable.Over lunch Fran?oise kept giving me furtive glances so much so thateventually I said, "What?" When she protested innocence I continued,"You keep giving me funny looks." I'm sorry, it's just," and she hushed her voice to a whisper, "I can'tbelieve you're not really a girl. All morning we've just been hangingout and I've not really thought about it." Ssh!" I said, looking around."Don't.