His idea was to let all of the men in the neighborhood have a good quality photograph of me in next to nothing. It certainly worked because I got seve...al compliments on it from the men in the neighborhood. Inside the invitation was the date and time, a list of what food and drink would be available, and the fact that the water would be the center of our entertainment.That Saturday people started arriving just before noon. The men seemed disappointed that I was in a more normal bikini and made. "Everyone has a name," he countered. "You can tell me!"The girl looked down at the brown earth between her feet as tears welled up in her eyes. "You don't understand. In the eyes of my...people...I'm not worthy of a name...anymore!"**********In her sleeping mind, where her dreams were occasionally interrupted with frightening scenes of fleeing relentless demons pursuing her, the girl sensed something. Still only partially awake, she chased away the wispy images of the dream world, allowing. My friends stayed away from me because they didn’t know Harry and Henrietta yet. Most of the folks and their young ones in this area of the country tended to avoid anything new just out of common instinct for survival. I didn’t blame them at all even though it ruined what had taken me almost seven years to overcome.The twins mother, my Aunt Edith, had already gone back home to settle her messy financial affairs that sounded so complicated that I had no urge to ask any questions.The assistant. I would sit in the porch swing at the front of the house, watch the world go by, and think of better times. I hadn't seen Sarah for several months. She phoned the house a few times to check on me but I always let it go to voice-mail. One evening, as had become part of my daily routine, I was sitting in the porch swing when Sarah strolled past, walking a spaniel of some kind. She smiled, waved and came over to talk. She told me it was a neighbor's dog and she was the designated walker. I.