.’ ‘How are you any different from Jock?’ ‘I am nothing like that jackass. He thinks it’s his right to bully everyone around. I stand up for...those who get bullied.’ ‘But you were bullying me just now.’ ‘I guess… I was.. But I did not think.. I…umm..’ ‘You did not think what?’ ‘I thought you were going to react in the same way.’ ‘What good would that do?’ I stared at her for a second, gauging my next question. ‘If you are so learned and kind-hearted, how come you never do anything to stop Jock?’. I just did manage to stagger into the bathroom before I wet myself. I frantically groped for my Willy Peter, couldn't find it, then realized why. I'd have to lower myself down on the commode to do my business. Inconvenient, having to sit to urinate. My bladder let go in a powerful surge of blessed relief. Then I noticed the chain attached to my ankle.The chain hooked through an eyelet on a padded metal band locked around my left ankle. There were about twenty feet of sturdy lightweight alloy. Mom took a shower about this time every day.Chapter 2I took the five dollars Helen Johnson paid me and rushed to the pet store. I wanted four mice, and I knew they were a quarter each. I didn't know I would need a cage to keep them in and I rented a cage for a week, the woman running the store charged me four dollars for rent. I lied, and told her I needed the mice for a summer school project, which was the only way she would let me have the cage. She made me feel like a criminal, just to buy. Were you already planning that then?”“No, but when I got back in the car after saying it, I decided to see if I could make it happen. And I did. Larry was very willing to help. I was worried a bit about his mom, but she was totally cool.”“You did make it happen. So I guess my answer is ‘yes’ we’ll see each other again. I don’t know where and I don’t know when, but we will. Perhaps I’ll come to Sweden someday.”“Really?” She smiled again - that killer smile, and with a twinkle in her eye, said,.