Instead, she simply got excited and turned to me, kissing me fiercely. "We're gonna have SUCH a good time tomorrow! And I can't wait until I get on th... pill!"Megan was stewing over her best friend's seeming lack of remorse when the pill comment hit her. "Wait, pill, what?" Wait, what?" I repeated."Oh, yeah. I forgot to tell you guys," Cassidy gushed. "I was talking with Elaine this morning and complaining about how I always have to use a condom because I couldn't tell my parents I was having. . am I white with black stripes, or am I black with white stripes?”God simply replied “You are what you are.”The zebra returned to see St. Peter once more, who asked him “Well, did God straighten out your query for you?”The zebra looked puzzled. “No sir, God simply said ‘You are what you are’.”St. Peter smiled and said to the zebra “Well then, there you are. You are white with black stripes.”The zebra asked St. Peter “How do you know that for certain?”“Because” said St. Peter “If you were black. I began to cry too, as we started to make love.* * *The trip to the mall was fun. Simone insisted on driving her Mom's car,even though I owned the face on her driving license. While we were at themall, there was no handholding or kissing in public. Simone was afraid wemight be seen and tongues would wag.In the air-conditioned splendor of the clothes stores we played a game. Ipretended to be a dressing dolly in exchange for hints and tips on actingin character as Simone. Terri/Simone was. "Mom, oh gawd yes, Mom."."I wonder what she is thinking and how she is feeling this morning." I thought to myself. " I better go see."I jumped up, slipped on a tee-shirt and a pair of sweats over my naked body. I always sleep nude. Well ever since I started spying on my Mom that is. Maybe, I had secretly hoped that one day she would catch me nude.I walked in to the kitchen and there was Mom busy at the stove making us breakfast while softly humming to herself. Mom looked happier then I have.