This is your punishment. It was devised by Dierdre herself. Although, some would have been more merciful. They would just have killed you." She patted...my hand. "Have courage, Simone. Nothing is forever."I had a sudden desperate hope. "But my proper name and sex will be in the birth records, and yes, if I don't go to university they'll be after me for my army service."She gave a wintry smile. "That has already been attended to. Some of the sisters have access to public records, and have already. “Ooh, this will be so much fun.”I stared at her in horror. She was excited by this. A cold sweat rippled down my back. I was freaking out. What was this signal? What did it mean that they would wait until then? The sale was on the same day as my inauguration. Almost everyone in Rainier drove by Bullseye Gun Shop. My heart pounded.I switched over to the owner’s menu. He was edited, too. He was offering deep discounts. He would lose money on this sale but didn’t care. He saw himself as being part. I think it was good for them, getting to someplace away from home where they could practice being in love in public, you know? It must have been hard for them trying to hide it all the time."No, you don't," I decided before Mark could answer."Then no, we're not gay," Chris sighed."But we do like gladiator movies," Mark grinned."Oh God," I rolled my eyes and Reggie laughed. "Hey, what's going on over there?" I wondered.I was pointing at a little crowd of people around a fountain up ahead. The. I told Julian it felt like I really had to go to the bathroom. He said “ hold it Anna we’re done so far now hold it as long as you can. “ I told him I can’t I really have to use the toilet. Julian silently watched my facial expressions go from painful and to beet red embarrassment.I told him I can’t hold it any longer julian I mean it. I got up and ran to the toilet and made it just in time. I sat there wishing julian would go away and leave me alone. I angrily asked him why are you standing.