**Why?**You're losing bits and pieces of your childhood, just like you werethinking this morning. And there is more to come. It just reminds me ofwhen...I went through that, and it makes me a little sad. All I can reallyadvise is to hang on to who you are, and find fun and happiness where youcan. If you let yourself get bogged down in the whole maturity thing,it's too easy to lose the joy that makes life worth living.* *Oh.* *Sorry for the gloom and doom. As I said, I'm kinda tired. And so. ..”“Bold?”“Yeah, that’s the word I was looking for. You’re just really bold for a teenage girl who hasn’t had any experience at all.”“After my parents died, I just said, ‘fuck it. I’m going to finally have some fun being me. You’re just the first opportunity I’ve had to experiment a little. Until yesterday, I was beginning to feel like I didn’t care if I lived or died. I was even thinking of taking a bunch of pills or something. So, in a way, you saved my life.”“Wow! Please don’t ever think. What to hell, I had been watching the two of them run around in practically nothing and giving it away to their fellow students for a few beers. So naturally I had sex with them.About the middle of the next month Heather said, “My old roommate wants to join us for a threesome. You must remember me telling you about Stephanie. Well she is the biggest slut in this school, maybe even in the whole city. She could make a fortune if she didn’t keep giving it away. Anyway I was bragging about how good. .." he tried to explain but could not muster up the words.Mrs. Cole quickly closed and locked the door to the bathroom, "Joseph, we've got a few minutes before class. This is no time to play dress-up! We've got to get you dressed and ready for class!" she reached into her bag and pulled out a cosmetics case and handed it to him along with a brush, "Quick, put on a little make-up, brush your hair and get some shoes on while I run to the department lost-and-found to find you a blouse to wear!".