His hair was receeding, but still dark. He wasnt but about a 1/2 afoot to a foot taller than me, but he was much more husky. Im pretty muchon the sk...nny side. He has an eagle tattoo on his right forearm. Hesmoked. He basically intimidated the hell out of me. About 2 weeks passed, and we kept our usual distance. My mom workedalot. I just kept to myself. Than my stepfather called me into the livingroom. He told me there, with my mom, that he planned for us to go huntingdown in North. But, I was too afraid to fight it. Iwent to a sleep filled with nightmares of living as a girl.In the morning, after breakfast, Linda showed up. I had put on theother change of clothing- a pair of shorts that were too tight, and a t-shirt. We went to the mall. I saw a lot of kids from school there,pointing and laughing. It looked like Linda had passed the word that Iwould be coming. I through looks of hatred around, but most of themweren't afraid of me anymore. It just didn't work. We. Had I? Maybe in a past life we were some great pair of lovers. Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet. I wish I known then that just as those fabled lovers, we too were doomed. He looked down at his watch after what seemed all at once to be an incredibly short time, and what seemed to stretch forever. He got up, and pulled me to him. I slid my hands under his shirt, drawing him as close as possible. I lifted my lips to his once more. We walked to the door, and I reluctantly let him go. The. She just stood next to her car, trying to piece together what happened. Slowly, she sank down into her drivers seat. She didnt know how much time had passed before she realized she would have to drive home. Shakily, she put the key in and went home. As Rachel walked in the front door, she heard the floor boards in the hall creak. Rachel, honey? Is that you? she heard her mothers voice. Rachel tried to answer but it got caught in her throat. She cleared her throat and tried again. Yeah, Mom, its.