Helen was sitting beside me, quietly crying, and a much older woman was sewing up my wound. She said, "Ah, now that you are awake, you can have some l...udanum for the pain. You are a very lucky young man! The bullet went no farther than to crack two ribs. It dug a tunnel as it ran through your side from back to front. Just a fraction of an inch farther over and you would have a bullet in your lung. There ain't nothing I could of done about that, but you will be all right in a few weeks. Just do. Her finger pointed into the stone and, with the now familiar seamless transition, it was my finger pointing, I could feel the cat on my lap, a bra on my chest and long hair on my head. I stroked the cat and he responded well. His purring continued unbroken. Being a ginger-Siamese cross, he was a very one-person cat, Amanda's, so it was clear he had no idea that it was me inside her."Well that answers one question," Said the new Tom, "now let's see if he'll let me handle him." He picked Tibbs up. I was awoken to her rustling through a bag and I asked what was up. She said “I got you something!” all sweet and cheery. She pulled out this beige bra with a red lace over it, and it was way bigger than what she would wear. I just stared, still kind of sleepy, and she said again “This is for you, Dad. Just try it on, you will see how much better you feel”. “Fuck, I thought we were over this.” I said. She said “Dad, we can wait until I get you drunk again to get what I want, or you can just do. . he's bothered me since forever." I knew that! I'd told her a million times that she should tell me when it happened, and I'd see Keith was 'persuaded' not to do it again. "He stole my math book, my calculator. He was bragging to some boys, and Roger heard him. Roger made Keith give them back." What a turd!" I said with heat, "And, of course, Keith's not in trouble at all?" When is he ever?" JR said bitterly, this was, as I said, an old topic. She looked at me. "I, I... I told Roger Friday I'd.