Well, if they want me back— Hold on." She took the phone away from her mouth and turned to face her husband. "Yes?" You don't have to say Yes," he s...id."Jon, they're asking me—" I know they're asking you. If they asked you to jump off a bridge, would you do it?"She gave him a look of affection and exasperation mixed. "I hardly think playing at a church service is jumping off a bridge. Mom says they miss me." That's all well and good, but you have to think of yourself. You know how hard it is. It was just a few days before the labor day weekend and she was having some second thoughts about taking her pledge as a Kappa Phi Delta sister.The small town where she grew up was conservative to say the least. Two of her new pals,Kelly and Jennifer who were members of the sisterhood reassured her that the initiation would be a breeze.Come on Alicia you're going to love the benefits of being of being a member of the campus's most exclusive sorority. Alicia thought to herself all day. .. I'm sorry, Sir," she said. That you are a treacherous gutless bastard, she thought. Hack swallowed and nodded acceptance. Juliette watched her mother's humiliation with growing anger.The trio of naked musicians reassembled and began a wavering out-of-tune classical piece. The flautist found it difficult to play with a dry mouth. They looked scared after the brief flurry of violence. The guards, on the sides of the stage regarded them lasciviously. One fingered the bulge in his codpiece. " "My name is James, mom." James tried. He knew that she didn't think that anymore, and to be honest, he wasn't sure of that anymore. He felt that he had to say it, though. He had to hang on to it, fearing it would be lost forever. What good was it to go back if everything he was disappeared? "No. Not anymore, honey." Anne stepped forward and pulled James into a tight embrace. He closed his eyes as she did so, and hugged her back, feeling her against him. She seemed smaller somehow, as her body.