"Well, Michelle," he said. "You've won a few more people over." It was the other girls that did it," he said defensively."You did your bit too. You we...e just being yourself," said John."I suppose so," he said. "But what was that about gender and brains?" Your gender is what sex you believe yourself to be," said John. "Youbelieve you are a girl, so your gender is female." But I'm a boy between my legs," said Michael."That is where the problem lies," said John. "Your body is that of aboy, but you. Robert: He stood for several minutes watching her, then picked up the phone. When he was through with his call he walked behind her and took the mop from her. ‘Go change, I’m taking you out for breakfast. I’ll finish mopping up. There’s a plumber on the way who will fix the pipe.’ He said, unable to control this feeling he had to help her. ‘But I can’t have you doing that. Besides if Larry —‘ ‘He won’t find out a thing. I’ll have you home before he gets here and the pipe will be fixed.’ He. He tasted of tobacco. “All we want is a little taste. We won’t hurt you. Just a taste and then you go on your way.” I was being pulled away from the path. Hands on my shoulders pushing me to the ground. I was outnumbered and out smarted and thought how dumb I was to get into this. Then I felt my dress lifted and there were hands all over me and my dress lifted off. “We won’t hurt you and just have a little fun and off you pop.” If only that was true I thought. I’d stay out of parks. . I took her hand, gazed soulfully into her eyes, and said, "Sarah, in the nearly six months that I have known you, I have come to love you deeply. I can no longer wait. I must know: Will you marry me?"Sarah smiled at me and tenderly said, "Of course I'll marry you, Mat. I have had trouble waiting for you to ask."At this, I reached into my jacket pocket for the ring given to me so long ago by Margaret Tilden. "Sarah, will you accept this ring as token of my pledge to you?" Oh, Mat. It's such a.