" ... so I want to give his a chance, I really do, but ... I just don't trust 'em." JD did not respond and after a minute, Charles prodded, "Well? Thi...k we can risk it? Dad?"JD tried to take a deep breath but the knot in his chest constricted and for a moment he could not breathe at all. He wheezed and coughed. His heart was pounding and his head spun. 'Oh Lord, please just take me.' He thought. After a while, he was able to get his breath back and he picked up the phone from where he dropped. She looked beautiful as she stood dressed in her sandals,shorts and a tight tee shirt. She leaned forward, putting her hands on herknees and her hair cascaded about her shoulders- "Are you all right," she asked and I nodded. "Do you want me to untie you?" I shook my head and she straightened. "Good," she said and stepped right over me and out of the room. I lay there for awhile and struggled at my bonds but got nowhere near free.She returned in a few minutes with a sandwich and soda and quickly. "I - I'm sorry." Todd said, barely audible. As was the case in most social situations, their female personalities dominated him.The girls were silent for a moment. Then the blonde girl moved closer to him. "You're a sad, pathetic boy, aren't you? Yep. I can tell just by looking at you." She said as she circled around him, purposely swaying her wide hips as she walked. "You're not good enough for girls like us. We're above going out with dorks like you. Yet you can't help but feel the need to. Looking himself over, he couldn'tput a finger on it, but something was different. His skin was still thesame tanned skin, his face felt the same (aside from the lack of beardgrowth), even the small scar on his washboard stomach from when he hadhis appendix removed in the 8th grade. But he couldn't escape thefeeling that something was different.Stepping out of the shower, Kyle grabbed one of the towels from the rackand began to dry himself off, noticing that the towel felt scratchierthan he.