If this was the only thing that happened all practice, Tom thought, he'd be more than satisfied with the show.As the other girls started to show signs...of fatigue, Bree seemed even more energized. She dashed ahead of the group toward a cluster of balls the coach had set up in the middle of the field, raised her stick in a big swing, and slammed one of them into the back of the goal cage. Tom could hear the metal clang of the ball hitting the cage from inside his classroom. Impressive strength,. The teachers were very nice about it. When I got to orchestra, I found them all ready to go.Either I have scared them to death, or they have finally learned about the concept of not wasting time. I shook hands with Paul, Mr. Planck, as he walked up to start his class.Their first time through “Buenos Aires,” from EVITA, things sounded good. He offered me a chance to run them through it once. I quickly got my baton out and they had their eyes on me.I dropped the beat on them. The percussionists. “Is this your first time?” I asked from where I stood. I already knew the answer. I had paid good money for ‘yes’ to be the answer. “Y-yes,” she stammered. “This is my first time.” She looked up from her feet and surveyed the room. Red carpet covered the floors and the walls were blank white. In the center, there was a bed that was lit with a spotlight that hung from the ceiling. She looked me in the eyes and said, “I’m not sure what to do.” I smiled at her. “Take off your shoes,” I said. She. . and see if there was any possibility of her ever being interested in Mom.Honestly, I didn’t have a lot of hope. But nothing ventured, nothing gained—right?Session 24:“Would you tell me if you were ever attracted to women?”“No.”Right out of the gate, I was blocked. Honestly, that took me by surprise—she was okay telling me that she was attracted to her own flesh and blood, but a bit of bicuriousity was off-limits?Ha. Who was I kidding? Nothing was off-limits. Not any more.“Would you tell me.