How could I charge you for something which cost me nothing?"replied Melody.The two hugged, and then Melody said, "This is gonna seem hard tounderstand... but I think there is a ... time limit on me being to helpthe next person. So Lorraine and I are gonna have to leave right away.Will you be okay picking up your new life, Talia?" Me? I'll be fine. Go help as many as you can," Talia replied firmly.She hugged Melody, whispered, "Thank you," and then Lorraine and Melodyvanished ...****There was a. Whatever it was Katherine was now looking serious. It was a ‘good’ serious though. Maybe ‘intent’ would be a better word. Then it dawned on me- I was about to get kissed. Years later I was so glad it happened this way. By all accounts realizing you’re lesbian is a pretty tricky thing to go through- the soul searching, wondering who is and who isn’t and coming out to name but a few. Being as self conscious as I was I think it would have been a nightmarish experience for me and one I would have. "Come" Nikki crawled over to Tom and thensat back, again in the attention position."Because this is your first time I will explain to you how you willrelieve yourself. If you are wearing a skirt, as you are now, you willpull it up over your waist. Female dogs squat to pee and shit and youwill do the same; back paws firmly planted on the ground, front paws onthe ground in front of you. After you are done you will bury your messby scraping dirt back between your legs until it is covered. Best. It was a good turn of thought that had me wearing a heavy apron that day. As it was, the surgeon's helper spent may hours sitting on my chest with a pair of heavy forceps plucking bits of metal out of my face, neck and arms all while calling me every dirty word in the book plus a few that I'm sure he made up especially for my education. I just lay there, tears streaming down my cheeks with my teeth gritted as he tugged bits of metal out of the bones of my face. It had been one hell of an.