CJ then took me through the basics of being a girl, how to talk, how to walk, things which she had taught many a boy before in drama. Then she stopped... Shit, I havent given you a name. She said. She opened up a nearby magazine and flicked through until she found a picture of two models. She took the first name of one and the last name of another. Nikki Daly she announced proudly. That is your new name. We sat around doing girl stuff for a couple of hours and then CJ got an idea to make me feel. Allison answered on the second ring."Hi, Allison, it's Graham," I said, managing an upbeat tone."Hi, Grime. I wondered when I'd hear from you," she answered brightly."I said I'd call and ... well ... here I am." Yeah. So when are we going to get together?" she asked, cutting directly to the point."I'm good anytime this weekend. Friday, Saturday or Sunday." Okay, I'll take all three," she laughed."Whoa there, Ali. Why don't we try Friday? I'll take you to The Europe House and we can spend some. I really got worried when four months passed and I hadn't heard anything. So I contact my chaplain, and explained things to him and begged him to see what happened to her." Tears rolled down his face, and his voice quiver and he sighed heavily. "It was then I found out she was killed in combat. I couldn't take looking at her name on my arm after that, the memories were too much for me to handle. So I had the tattoo altered to say, USN."Mandy wiped the tears from her eyes, put her arms around. ‘Starving,’ she murmured, dropped her heavy book bag to the floor. ‘Good, I have Chinese waiting,’ Shane told her. Ayla smiled and gave him a hug. ‘Did you get all of your exams made up from last semester?’ Shane asked. Ayla toyed with the broccoli on her plate and nodded. ‘I’m all set to register for next semester too,’ Ayla murmured. ‘Aya, I know you’re still upset, but it wasn’t your fault,’ Shane reminded her gently. ‘I know that. I’m not even ready for kids yet. It was just such a shock.