I follow the line as it snakes its way down the longhellish corridor. Its speed remains constant and it seems toknow exactly where it is going. None...of the girls in front ofme bump into each other or lose their footing. It is as if theyare controlled by some higher power. The entire thing isincreadibly terrifying. Eventually the line merges with another line of oldergirls. The lines meet and meld together almost perfectly, noone changes their pace and no one ends up out of place. Agap. .." ...She may be right," Becca whispered. "You know Beverly will say thesame thing, didn't you say she's been withholding hormones whilst you'rerecovering from your hospital visit?" But I need SOMETHING," Stephanie moaned. "ANYTHING, I can't- I justcan't go on like this, the press are going to tar me apart..." Joshua won't let them!" Adeola urged, placing a mug of hot, sweet teain Stephanie's hands. "He always looks after his own like family. You'reno different." After I lied to him all this. Her touch was so gentle it tickled a lot and made me giggle.“OK boys stand up” said Edith “Now Sandra these are good examples of 11 year old boys, see how slim they are, their tummy muscles not yet formed but the outline is clear. No real fat anywhere. Their tummy buttons are in rather than sticking out and obviously they are not going through puberty as there is no body hair anywhere to be seen, not even on the lower part of their legs. Having said that their little penises are starting to. Brad answered, ‘We’ll see what we can do, Juan. And if you’ve been telling us the truth, we’ll protect your identity and see to it that your mother’s and sister’s immigration status is cleared. But if we find anything in your story that does not add up, we’ll see that all three of you are sent back to Guatemala. Do you understand, son?’ he asked seriously. The young man nodded his head quickly. ‘Yes… of course, but I swear to you… everything happened just as I said. And if they ever find out.