The first lesson we were going to have was swimming. When I heard this a bulge starting appearing on my trousers. I cooled down and started thinking a...out geography, ever lasting drought before P.E. It was a strange new world this of mine, I had always been told men are to like girls yet, they never really appealed to me. Now on Christmas and whenever I saw my family the usual question of if I already had a girlfriend would swamp me like a tidal wave. I could never tell an almost Amish family. I opened the door a bit wider now. He was a little older, his hair and beard were dusted with grey, but he was still something of a physical specimen. "I'm doing well, how 'bout you? Your parents asked me to come check up on you," he said, flashing me a wicked smile. 'What did he know?' I asked myself. I raced through my memories trying to recall whether or not there was any evidence that he might have seen walking up to the house. I came to rest on the thought that he probably didn't know. " Uhm, well," you stammered as you pondered over your options. No cellular phone was working, it wasn't like you were going to be able to repair the car yourself, and your options seemed pretty short. Besides, at least he had a genuine smile and kind demeanor, your intuitiion told you that of all the people that could've pulled over, you were ahead of the game with someone friendly. " A car ride would be great, but I'm not so sure I'm gonna find a mechanic tonight, either. I don't suppose you'd. "I saw a flash of light, and then we were gone.When my eyes cleared, I seemed to be standing on a street corner not farfrom where I had grown up, and Anita was also there looking around, andPetra was with her.Anita saw me, gasped, and then called out to me, "Jacob?"I felt off, but I couldn't figure out why, and I asked Petra "What'swrong with me?"My voice gave me my first clue - it was higher and softer than it hadbeen since I'd gone through puberty.I noticed clues two and three when I glanced.