A grim reminder for Kim. It happened the day before her fourteenth birthday.I picked Kim up from the foster home with the Child Protective Service age...t beside me. The foster parents were all too gleeful to let her get back to her life, somewhere else. In private, in the kitchen, they told me she wasn’t happy there, but that they didn’t see her being happy anywhere. When I approached Kim, arms outreached, she reached out as well, and she smiled. The foster mother looked at me, and shrugged,. As they pulled into the x-ray room, the technician said, “Welcome, John Carter. The film is loaded. Let me position you and you’ll be out in three minutes.”John was amazed at the efficiency of the hospital. Then he recognized the technician as the one who had gotten the money from the other man. He went to look at the man’s badge for his name, but the guy was already moving his leg into the proper position for the x-ray. Someone else threw a lead-lined cover over this chest and genitals.. I've had that sort of shit all my life; people feeling sorry for me because of my limbless ness, so they try to make up for it somehow, usually by complimenting me on my hair or my bloody eyes. There's no need to feel sorry. Sorry won't bring me a pair of arms or legs, so just leave it, OK!" But-! But I!" Sandra fell dumb with hurt surprise at the vehemence of Elizabeth's final remark."I wish I had arms and bloody legs like yours! But it's never going to happen is it?"Sandra's fingers trembled. " What kind of trouble? We're two grown adults. Can I come to your store?" Of course you can, all customers can. I'm just saying we can't be physical." I think I was affecting her a little.We went back to the table and everyone was surprised that Serena let me kiss her and they smiled at me. As we sat down I mentioned to Serena that I thought Sabrina was the name for a witch."It is but my parents named my older sister Sabrina so I was named Serena." Any other siblings?" I asked."I have an older.