"I'm dreaming," I said, sifting the sand through my fingers, pouring it out of my child's bucket while Peter told me I was beautiful.The sand glittere... like tiny flecks of diamond as it ran between my fingers and there was something there. A flash of red in the center of my palm and I let my bucket go, picking up the ruby I'd found and holding it up against the endless blue sky. It was an earring, a lonely stud missing its mate, and I smiled at it even as the reef crumbled and a violent wall of. "Whatever are you doing here Mother? Haven't I told you to call beforedropping in?" Don't blame me young man, what in God's name are you doing in a dress?And why is lipstick smeared around your face?" Mama, I did not want you to find out like this. This is who I am now,Seymour is long gone. I am Sarah!" Sarah, Shmara! What is going on? Do I get an explanation here or do Idrag you home to your father?" Oh, Mama, I think you need to sit down. It is a long explanation." Me and Mama"Mama, you. I need to make upfor lost time. First I need to do extraordinarily well on the eighthgrade aptitude assessment. I know this is not normal. They are letting metake the test." Kyle was out of breath with excitement. Hillary's eyeswere wide open. Given that Hillary had tried to help instead of reportinghim, and her mother's supportive comments made him decide to take anotherrisk. "I need your help."Hillary did not show any negative body language so Kyle rushed on. "Ineed to get some advanced math. "You both work taking care of his dogs, don't you?" Yeah," Midge answered. "It's a great job. Lots of free time and privacy. If you know what I mean."Nancy smiled at that. She wrongfully assumed that Midge was referring to privacy to fool around with Betty. Not the other deep secret that she shared with the blonde girl everyone liked so much."Ho did you two get started anyway?" Nancy asked."Well, to be perfectly honest," Midge said. "I started her into it. We were at the pond a few months ago,.