" I couldn't," she said burying her face hard in my shoulder, "I couldn't go back there, I would be too embarrassed, I couldn't face them." You aren't...going to meet them, you are going to the dance, and if they want to dance with you, then they have to ask you. That is no reason for you to be embarrassed."Mary was showing remorse and I tried to explain to her, we were a thousand miles from home and they were complete strangers, we did not owe them anything. We were adults on vacation and we. Carl blinked, his eyeswidening at the sudden buzz in his head. The older man's thoughts werenow a disjointed jumble as Ron's eyes found his."No, no. Dad...don't touch me," Ron began, his voice a touch softer intone. "Just...leave me alone. I'm fine. I'm not...I don't have afever, I see what's happening to me, but...I'm fine. I don't needhelp. Please, just...just leave me alone. Go to work, do whatever itis you do. You and mom. Just leave me be."Carl, strangely, felt the need to comply with his. 30. I enquired about his work and what time he wanted to go, he said I have to reach the place by 2 and since the place was at a distance I advised him to leave the house by 1p.m , he went to his room to show me the gift he had brought for me, I followed him, he opened his bag , gave me a sari , I stood before the mirror to check how it will look, he enquired whether I liked it or not, I said its very nice, he was standing beside me I went while talking a step backward now he was in front of. .. John? Could we leave the lights off please?" Janice felt like the child now, not the parent. John was the one in control."Why mom? It's not like I haven't seen you naked before you know. You made a show of parading around the house half dressed for the last few weeks... and now you expect me to believe you're shy?!"Janice kept her eyes lowered. She couldn't bear to look at her son. He was telling the truth, and both of them new it. Shame washed over her."Come on mom, I know you want this....