He didn't have time to think as I pushed him up on the stage. Most of the other queens were older so he was by far the hottest thing up there and got ...ost of the attention from the crowd. The bidding on the other 3 girls went fast but they each went for around $200. The look of confusion on Krisy's face as the bidding went all the way to $1000 was hilarious. He must have though it was some new way to judge costumes. I set it up with Rick that I would pay half of the final bid so when Rick. Jan's hand was the first to go up.Jan knew she wanted this task, wanted it bad. Not for the experience but for the opportunity to be alone in the Park. Alone to pursue the fantasy she'd had since she was a young teen and had read David Brin's Uplift War series. It was her fantasy that gave her the drive to pursue a PhD in marine biology, still years away.Carl, the head trainer was picked first and given the first shift. Carl had come to think of Cocoa the same way a parent thinks about their. I just smiled, kissed her, and said, "I have no idea what you aretalking about." We both giggled. And that was that. We kept eachother's secrets forever- just like we said. She went away to Vassarfor college and mailed me once a week, often with intimate details onwhat was going on with her latest boyfriends. For the first two years,I loved these exchanges and wished I were her. Later, I still enjoyedthem but got less involved as I got more involved in my own sex life.Right after my Bar. Her hand held the flat of the mirror as if trying to touch the person that she did not recognize anymore. “I forgot, I am not you anymore.” Her words sounded cryptic for those who do not understand. When one stares in a mirror, they only see what their reflection shows. But this mirror was her refuge from her unforgiving reality. She saw the days when her serenades still enchanted the air, the days when her ballad was still under her notes, the days when she was not yet the woman she is now..