Explained. "OK," I conceded and kicked one of my Converse onto the coffee table."Eew. Stink!" Kirstie teased. Then she peeled her shirt over her head ...dding to the ante. Kirstie's small breasts remained concealed within a lacy bra, but the gesture still felt risqué to me.Donna removed a gold chain from her neck. "Does jewelry count?"Nobody objected, so Steve matched our wager with his jacket, tie, and shirt. He wore socks and shoes but elected to play bare chested. I don't think he was really. "It's not about being the prom queen, or king for that matter, it's justabout everyone accepting me and liking...me. I had a crush on Linda forso long, but she never even spoke to her until yesterday, and in thattime she never knew that I was alive. Why did I like her so much? Was itwas because she was nice and we had so much in common? Because she likedme and thought I was great? I guess she seemed nice from a distance, butI always loved who she appeared to be, not really who she was. She. It seems like forever since I was actually excited.” “Marriage can do that, especially when you have kids. Not that I would know much about that.” “I just took it for granted that everything was okay but I realized just how uninterested in me Geoff has become and to be honest, I just don't have the same feelings for him that I once had either.” “What are you going to do, sis?” “I have no idea. What about you, what are you going to do?” “Same. I have no idea.” This was all becoming a bit. Starting on top, he cut and pulled away the bandages. Only after he had uncovered her nose did Stephanie's eyes flutter open."Wakey, wakey, slave," her stepbrother smiled as he continued to unwrap her, discarding the wrappings onto the gravestones. He cut and stripped her quickly until she could stand unsteadily by herself.As her stepbrother peeled the rest of the gauze away, Stephanie felt shaky and a little disoriented. After her ankles were untied, she took a few tentative steps as Jeffery.