.. “Are you alright?” I asked after her yelp.“Do I look all fucking right?” She demanded.“Well! I thought so as I watched you approach,” I...laughed, “though not so good now.”“Trust me! I have to stumble into a fucking pervert.” She grumbled loudly and with plenty of venom in her voice.“It is not perverted to look at an attractive member of the opposite sex, and if I recall correctly you attacked me.” I responded, sharper than I intended.“Attacked, fucking attacked you. I fell, you fucking. She pats my bare behind as I am led to a different corner, which appears to be a bit more open. I am to stand there for twenty minutes before being allowed to leave and get dressed. As fate would have it, a lady rings the doorbell just as I am getting dressed. Sherry goes down, answers the door and eagerly brings the lady up with her. Sandy giggles and comments that we missed our chance. "Too bad," Sandy comments. "I think it would have been sweet for her to see you. I knew I should have made. I still wondered who would be coming in, since they weren't due back for two weeks. I went down the steps, and noticed that this one was coming in out of the sun. This struck me as wrong, 'cause it seemed like he was trying to hide until the last minute. I yelled back to Carver to get the guns and get ready for action as fast as he could. He didn't answer, so I figured he had started moving as fast as I did when I heard the helicopter. I got to the bottom of the steps and stopped, trying to get. " She continued. "That's what we're here to explain. The Rite is many things; it is the last major trial of childhood, and your graduation into womanhood. It is a rebirth; the girl that is you shall perish tonight and be reborn a woman." O.k." I said. "Would somebody please start making sense. First I heard hurt; now I hear [perish]! If you wanted me worried, I'm there!"Tammy laughed and said; "Don't worry about it Ali. They did this to us too. I think the whole thing is [designed] to make us.