He was tall and he was a man, not a young guy engineer in his twenties, more like in his thirties, but he was handsome and had a great looking body, a...flat stomach, something I liked on a guy, it showed he worked out and looked after himself.I slowed down to get a good look at him, and our eyes met. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, and told myself not to be silly, what would a grown man see in a flat chested thirteen years old like me?As I passed him he looked me square in the face. Despite the worry that young Madison inspired in her former teacher, Julia knew she needed desperately to hold on to those fantastic, aspirant daydreams of hers, those daydreams entering upon how Madison would someday feel for her, and what the girl would do about it.Julia knew in her very soul who she was. She had known all her life who she was. That knowledge kept her in a state of constant uncertainty about how Madison must really feel about her. Could the young girl really have any. Like I made a choice all by myself." Kara, it's your choice. If you're thinking you made a mistake, we can turn around," Dan said. "Nobody will think badly of you. This is a big step." We're here for you, Kara, whatever you want," Cindy reinforced."No," Kara said with emphasis. "Let's do this. A year from now I'd have to do it. Or the year after that. Sooner or later. I can do this. You all can help."I put my arm around her. "Kara, we're glad to have you. This is going to be okay." I guess so.. " SHEEESH! I'm more surprised than anyone that I'm writing. Something DROVE me to write and I learned several interesting things during and about the process. Most of those didn't come to me for months, so hopefully you can learn from my pachycephalic density. Hey, what the... ! That wasn't my choice of words." Lois, did you push that thru me? Sometimes simple is better, ya know? Isn't that redundant anyway? I meant thick-headed, LET me write it that way." Sheeeeesh! I apologize for her. She's.