.{RK: Mine too!}JIM“Why don’t I knowthat she loves me?Why don’t I know,that she cares?Oh, why don’t I know thatshe wanted to have kids?And why...don’t I know whyshe colors her brown hair,And why don’t I know thatshe loves -- Somebody else.”(Darlene had come over and did her blocking, which put her with my arms around her waist. I saw Audrey barely holding back a smirk.)NORMA“Why Don’t I knowthat I love him?Why don’t I knowwhy I care?Oh-Oh, why don’t I knowif he’ll come back to me?Why don’t I. I’m going to smash the lock with my ax,” he says. “Very well, go ahead and roll,” Alicia sighs. “If you chop your own hand off you can’t say I didn’t warn you.”Rolland rolls and this time gets a 20 for both. “You successfully break the lock off and along with breaking the cage door.”“I open the cage and take the woman into my arms. Can I get a little privacy?” he asks. Everyone sighs. Alicia rolls a dice and gets a 15. “Wait, what are you rolling for?” Rolland asks.“The woman sinks her teeth. I finally sat on the steps between the ball field & the tennis courts, opening the flavored cigarettes with a sigh & thinking of my late grandfather, who ultimately died from the habit despite quitting almost thirty years ago. The wind seemed to fight me, to tell me that I’d done well, & should not be punishing myself… but I didn’t listen. Shielding the lighter with my hand, I took a long pull on the cigarette. The smoke seared my throat a little… & felt like poison as I exhaled. A small. It left no doubtthat I was a girl, that much was for sure! Still, confidently sure thatno matter what I wore I would be nothing more than a wall decoration, Ibought the dress, and later, with my sisters help, shoes to match, pluslingerie like I had never worn before. Beth kept her purchase secret, andwhen we got home she and I each went our own rooms to change and getready. Not for the first time did I let my hand drift to my newly createdparts, and as my fingers gently opened the folds, I.