Charlie pulled over to the curb and Laurie ran up to my door, followed by her faithful companion. I got out of the car, picked her up and gave her a h...g.Where's Mary?" In the house. With Mr. Danij." Do you mean 'Dandridge'?" Yeah. Dan ... d ... dridge" Charlie, your father's inside."He sighed. "Yeah, I know. That's his car across the street. Hi Laurie." Hi, Charlie."He headed off towards the house. I gave Posie a quick pat and got my box of books out from the backseat."Can I help?" I don't. "So that means you have sex with women." I nodded. "Yeah, I guess..." I answered. "But that doesn't mean I have sex with just any woman", I thought to myself. She clapped her hands. "Well, lets try that, then," he said. "And what about your parents?" I asked. "Are they... do you think they'll be alright with that?" She pursed her lips and made a gesture. "Ah, they're gone out for the night," she said. "And besides, I'm old enough, right? So I can do whatever I want to." I nodded and thought of. Each of the two boys who were to be initiated into manhood had to kill with their bare hands, a small deer- like animal no taller than a small dog. To Vincent who was watching from the confinement of the slaves' quarters, it was unnecessary cruelty. When both animals were dead at last, they set them to roast over a fire that had been especially prepared for this purpose.Each boy was given a leather necklace, and then Haski himself decorated their weapons as well as their faces. Once this. So much so that I, for one, thought more than once about the possibility that I just might have found my soul mate. In the very early spring, I think it was around March or so, the Spring Fling Dance was scheduled and I already knew who was going to be my date. I went to pick her up at her house that Saturday night and, by that time, I had become part of the family at the Morris house. I was talking to Ronnie when she made her appearance. I stopped my conversation the moment I saw her. .