Between theshouting and the silence, and with Eric dressed as he is, well, theynow know. The question is, what do we do now?" If everybody knows about...me, then I have nothing to lose, so I'll cometo school tomorrow as Emily. That way they'll know that we aren't allupset or weird or crazy."Rita looked at me, knowing that I was about to admit my deepest secretfor a friend, and loved me for it. I could see it on her face."I have to call the police too Rita. We have allegations of childabuse,. ”The guard took off a large pendant that was mounted on a thick silver necklace and handed it to the terrified young woman.“Go in there, find a Priest to remove your collar, and come back out. Very simple instructions, even for a dumb peasant girl like you. I will have your head if you do anything other than what I’ve ordered.”“Yes, Master.”“And take those boots off and stuff them in your bucket. If you’re wearing a collar, you have no business wearing boots.”“Yes, Master.”Silvitya ran into the. I’ll call your mother and get back to you.’ From Sunny, ‘Goodness’ was an imprecation of the highest order. Jeff had been at a meeting with Dr. Lloyd when I spoke to my mother. He saw me when he walked in the door, gave me a small smile and asked, ‘Should I have something to do for a while?’ ‘You didn’t do anything. I’m so furious.’ ‘Would you like to talk about it?’ Before I answered, he sang, ‘That’s what friends are for.’ I didn’t give him the chance to sing that I should keep smiling. My. " A dusty red pickup turned off into the yard and we heard the door slam. A while later a figure approached from the barn, climbing the long flight of steps up to the house. Just as Uncle Bob was no typical rancher, his foreman was not the grizzled old-timer that I had imagined either. He was tall and lithe with the high cheekbones and long black hair that declared his Native American ancestry. Peter Long Wolf was very proud of his Nez Perce roots and I was to learn that he had inherited all.