Can you explain that to me? Please?!"I'm NOT GAY, Mom. Okay?" Ricky said. "Besides, you wouldn't understand if I tried to explain to you why I don't h...ve a girl friend. So, just drop it. Okay? Please."Before his mother could come closer, Ricky slipped through his room door, and closed it behind him. Through the door he heard his mother say: "I'm sorry, Ricky! I know I shouldn't interfere in your private life. That was wrong of me. Okay? Forgive me!" Okay," he said. "I forgive you. But just drop. ”“That should be doable,” I said, my fingers flexing.“Now, here are my ideas for your secretary,” my wife said, tearing off a sheet of paper and handing it over.I stared down at my wife’s notes:Remove Imogene’s ghastly tattoo Remove her ear expanders Remove twenty pounds from her Change her hairstyle to something more feminine Restore her hair color to its natural hue Change Imogene so she is a loving girl eager to serve her mayor Change Imogene’s morality to be loyal to her mayor above all. " James said in a nonchalant tone of voice. "Any movement of your hands from the position instructed also means the same penalty as failure to respond verbally as required."Allowing time for the import of his words to sink into Becca's mind, James then continued sadistically making her situation even more dire. "Any failures incur an individual penalty, so with your delay in your response and the unauthorised movement of your hand away from your knees, you are now starting the punishment again. Just then I heard Steve say Where are you? I then went back over to where he was, and he said Dont worry about them, they do that all the time around here. Its a normal routine they do. My heart was still racing, but I started to calm down once he said that. I then looked down to see that he was still knotted up with Rascal. I then said That was scary, I thought somebody might have seen me walking around and called the police. He then said Speaking of that, where you in the yard about an hour.