) He was looking forward to spending the next few days with her. Tommy had graduated from high school as the class valedictorian and most of his class...ates would describe him as a geek. Not Kara though. For her beauty alone, Kara would have been one of the most sought after members of her class, but she was also one of the smartest. She had graduated second in the same class as Tommy. They had been next door neighbors for the last five years of their public school education and although they. “Yes of course I have. Have you?”“Yes, I have! It is great fun isn’t it?” she asked rhetorically as she continued to tug away.“Has any other girl touched it before?” she asked, but before I could tell her she was the first, the door burst open and we were busted by Matron. That was the end of the game, unsurprisingly, and we both spent the rest of the day pleading with Dorothy not to tell anyone.Nothing happened between Mags and I after that day for another 8 or 9 years.In the meantime, I did. " I..." I stammered, blushing. "I just want to be prepared."She rolled her eyes. "Sometimes..." she began."Sometimes, what?"But instead of answering, she just shook her head and left.- - - -It didn't take long for me to succumb to Mrs. Jacobs' campaign toconvert me fully to motherhood.First, my mantra changed. Instead of "I am Constance", which was now agiven, I had to say "I love my daughter Melissa" with every step I took."I love my daughter Melissa," I said to myself as I walked to. Everything about Caitlin was perfection as she verged on puberty. Feeling the knife pull through her hair and out again, she raised her head and knelt up straight bringing her nearly to the height of the girl.Caitlin was holding a long carving knife in her right hand and a lock of Sheila's hair in her left. With an adorable little grin she asked, "Getting a little cramped, Aunt Sheila?"Sheila took the knife from her hand and set it on the floor. Then, still without speaking, she gently pulled.