The last bell of the day rang and I headed straight home without waiting for my friends this time, I wanted to be alone. I got into my house and went ...o my room immediately, the one place I hoped I could be alone with my thoughts. Just then came the knock on the front door downstairs, I ignored it completely but then I heard it again and again. Whoever was knocking clearly wanted someone's attention, I sighed heavily as I made my way back downstairs.The instant my feet reached the bottom step. " Mom sighed, then, "I guess I can't stop you now, can I? Imean, if you're going out, even to parties, a lot of your...friends onlyknow you as a girl?" Some," I said, "not all."After that short talk, mom told me to get dressed, so I went to my room,put on some makeup, and changed my studs for hoop earrings and added thepadding on my hips. I put my hair in a ponytail, put on some lipstickand went back to the kitchen dressed virtually the same way, changingjust a bit. Mom was thoroughly stunned,. Sure, when she had a child, she would take her to clinics and put her in school. Sunday School? But she wasn’t talking about that sort of help, and neither, until now, had he been.“Parents depend on a community,” he went on. “So do people with other sorts of problems. The first thing that Prof. Pierce thought of for you, well the second thing after you’d reported to the official authorities, was a support network. Well, the official government let you down. The support network seems to have. She followed me around almost like a puppy looking at me longingly and telling me how much she loved me. Ryan overheard her telling me that, and then saw me give her a very passionate kiss to try to quiet her down. I only realized that when the kiss ended.Ryan gave me a look that communicated that the situation was far from over in his mind. I told Jasmine what had happened and she laughed.Alan and Jake scurried back to the hospital right after the meal, giving thanks to all of us for the meal,.