Art saw us walking... “Hey. Arm bands.” He held up a pair of colored straps.We detoured to the office and allowed Art to band us.“There’s no c...ps ... Let me get you a couple of beers.”“We’re under age.”“When will you be 18?”“That’s right! Wyoming is 19!” I said.“You didn’t know?” Angie asked.“I grew up in Montana. In the colonies the drinking age is what ever a persons parents decide.”“Here,” Artie handed Angie a six with Boddingtons Pub, Newcastle Brown, Harp, Smithwicks, Guiness and St.. I sighed before I started to tell her my childhood trauma, I didn’t leave any detail out, letting the full horrors of my past flow out of me. I studied her face worried she was going to be revolted, or blame me like I blamed myself. All I saw was love and admiration. I looked down at my feet as I finished. She used her right hand to make me look at her, she kissed my forehead softly.“Greg, I don’t know what you were expecting my reaction to be but know this. I think you have done marvellously. My friends left. I took my books tried to keep in my bag and suffered to walk . While going out as usual I jumped a bench ( thinking am normal ) slipped and fell on the floor . Knee got sprained. I shouted in pain. Sir came running checked what happen. He asked then mozhi to bring some ayurvedha medicine and asked me to apply on it and he went. I applied, mozhi asked me to wake up and she made me to sit on a desk. She turned to her left as the kid called her and she shouted back something in. I started joining them again to play football or go to see some sites. It was awkward between me and Theo but we managed to be civil and I avoid any inquisitive questions from the others.One day, my cousins had to go and do the family thing and go and see one of our uncles. Theo decided against joining them and stayed at my grandparents for the day. As it was the summer holidays I wasn't doing anything until about 10am when I received a tx from Theo asking if I wanted to hang out. I was unsure.