I had seen myself and knew that I could do it without discovery, so I nodded my head yes. "But you are paying for everything Bruce. Dinner, the limo, ...ance tickets, the works, or I don't go!" "You bet! The way you look makes half the girls in school look like hags!" As we walked along I was aware that my dress was swaying back and forth, and I found it easier to hold my arms bent at the elbow. It helped keep the purse on my shoulder. "We have all day. Want to hit the mall?" It was my worse. If he had to play the part for real, the show would be off to adreadful start. The rest of us would have to spend the next hourworking to rescue it.But after the Narrator's opening monologue the Tech Run went reasonablysmoothly. There were a few scenes, especially those with the Bow Bellsand on board the Saucy Sal, where the set didn't perform quite asexpected, or the Stage Manager didn't bring the sounds and the lightsin on cue. The storm in the second Act didn't work the first time.The. Christ she was pretty, “She's my sister and she could use a few lessons in reality” I returned.Just as she was about to say something more Keri came back. She stopped next to me facing the girl, “Okay, what would I do and how much could I earn?”At 5'8 the shorter woman had to look up into my sister's eyes “Serious?”“Yeah, why not, I'm adventurous, I can try this too but I don't want an old fat slob hanging on me.” I stood in stunned silence as my sister was led away to a corner to talk. The irony of claiming to be on her period when she no longer had that organ threatened to derail her with laughter.Suddenly, the raking sensation within her throat and stomach tore into her flesh once again. She winced in agony. Allison felt jittery. Close to frenzy. If the note was accurate, she knew what was needed to make it stop. There was no point in delaying a test of the letter’s truthfulness.She moved closer to Jeffrey, banishing the scowl from her face. She placed one hand on his chest.