"I tried to remember if she had a pool at her parents' house. I was sopreoccupied that one time I had visited her house. When was that? Itseemed lik... weeks ago. Nope, it was yesterday afternoon. Time seemedto bend. Yesterday. When I wore Jacqueline's Spanx and her whitepants. That was before today's humiliating visit to the sporting goodsstore, and the humiliating visit to the hair salon, and the humiliatingvisit to get my ears pierced. And the humiliating bikini outfit. WhichI'm still. Bhauja mo adaku pachha kari thia hele. Mate kahile sandha jemiti gai upare chadhe tame semiti chadhiba.ta pare sie athei padile. Mu tanka pachha pate chadhili. Kintu mo banda ta pasilani. Bhauja tike chhapa tanka biare lagei dei mo bandata tanka biare purei dele. Tapare mate gehibaku kahile. Mu aaste aaste tanka biare pureideli. Bandata pasibaruse aah kari pati kale. Aau tike jorare pureiba pai khahile. Mu aaste aaste pureili.Bhauja- kana sandha gehila bele dekhuchha kintu purei paru naha.Mu-. Hell, I've been pushing people around since grade school. I can't believe I got away with it that long." She looked at me then, and asked "If I apologize to you, and everyone at your table, can I sit with you? If you let me do that, it will go a long way towards other people accepting me again." If no one with me objects, I won't", I replied.She smiled, and followed me back to my table. We made room for her, and even got her to laugh about Bernie's 'iron jaw', before lunch was over. Maybe there. "You'll learn to like this. Now, these bracelets are for you. I don'tknow what style or color you like your bracelets, so I put a spell onthem so that they change to your liking."A spell?" That's right honey. I'm a witch. Now put them on!" I don't like bracelets, I am a guy!" As Casper says this, the braceletschange into dozens of tiny metal bracelets. "Oh... I mean... Theyshouldn't have changed..." I'm not going to judge you sweetie... Now here, put these heels on,you're going to need them.".