" Probably some kind of hamper, or life time subscription to Hustler, or shit like that", I said, more to myself than to Brad.Brad parked the car and ...e got out and walked into the convention hall. The place was packed with a million people, well not really, but still, there were a lot of people (guys). In between the crowd were plenty of girls walking around, some topless, others fully nude. There were also plenty of bouncers the size of 'He-man' from the entrance, all packing 9mm Beretta's,. Julie said you were sick onSunday." I'm better now." That's good. Did you get my email?" Sort of. I haven't read it yet." Oh. I was worried you were really, really sick." Nope. I felt a lot better Sunday afternoon." Oh. Are you mad at me?" I don't know." Okay. Uhm." I guess I'll see you on Sunday. Bye." I hung upbefore she could say anything else. I fought back sometears. It hurt to cut her off, but it had to be done Itold myself."That wasn't very nice Jamie," my mother remarked."Well she. "I couldn't stop myself from crying. Tears were running down my cheeks and into my mouth. I could taste it salty sweetness. Only Shasta seemed to be aware of what I was saying. The three men and the women acted as though they couldn't hear a word I was saying. Two of the men lifted my legs from under my knees and pushed them up to my chest. They pushed so hard that my knees touched my chin. It felt like the vertebrae in my spine was separating. Then they spread my legs apart pushing my knees. .. you can call it a horse if you want." This girl was making me insane. I was tongue-tied enough around girls but this was ridiculous. I knew chess. I should be able to easily explain it."Horse," she said."It moves in little 'L' shapes," I said. "It's a little harder to grasp how it moves. I'll help as we play."She picked up a pawn and sucked on the top. My eyes watched in stunned surprise. She seemed to just play with it in her mouth. Her action appeared more absentminded than intentional..