A strange feeling rushes over me and I hastily push it down deep inside me, hoping it won’t ever resurface, especially not with Sicko 23 stood in fr...nt of me.“Well how old are you then?” I ask innocently, holding my arms around my chest tight in controlled confidence, even though I feel like sitting in a corner and crying at how angry I seem to have made him. “I’m 26 Beth! Fucking 49! That’s just insulting!” he shakes his head in disgust and moves to go back up the stairs towards his apartment.. But I could not see the water at all. It was fully covered with red petals of roses floating on it. My nostrils got their pleasant fragrance. I assumed she had gone inside the bathroom with the packet only to sprinkle the rose petals. I could not guess what her idea was. I asked in utter amazement: "What is the great idea about the rose petals in the bath-tub, Kaval?" She grinned and said. "Yeah, it is my idea of having fun in a very strange and unique way. I knew you would be coming. I had. It was quite a shock, when he glanced down, andsaw that he was wearing a short pink trapeze dress, white tights, and apair of silver 3 inch platform sandals."What did you do?" he said, falling back onto the bed.Mary Anne continued her preparations as though nothing was out of place."I thought you might like to come out with me tonight. I was trimmingyour hair, when Bam, you were out like a light. Just like when we werekids."When Eugene saw himself in the mirror, he knew he shouldn't have. Mom, did all the cooking, cleaning and laundry. She knew exactly what everybody in the family had for clothes and if the correct amount of dirty stuff wasn't in the hamper, you would certainly get a lecture from her. Also, topics like sex, anything to do with growing up and failure to abide by all the house rules, brought swift punishment. In my case, as I went into puberty, she had the school nurse explain all the things I needed to know. I had exactly six pairs of plain white cotton.