There is something more in the mirror now, pride- an almost haughty pride in my body. If ‘HE’ wants to watch me, then let him. There is something ...lse I see in the mirror, and its easily recognizable even through my attitude. I see fear. It has begun its creeping, spreading, all consuming journey through my body into my head. I turn away quickly not wanting to acknowledge it and step into the tub. I spend a very long time bathing, shaving myself smooth by habit as Master David requires. I wash. It was not. Brian and my sister were not strangers. She had actually kicked his ass a year ago when she was a senior and he was a smaller freshman. He had put me in a headlock on the bus and she jumped in to the fray and pushed him down onto the bus floor aisle, and in his confusion she landed a solid kick to his nose. He began to cry and all the students cheered at her chivalrous defense of her brother. Time and hormones had plotted against her though, now Brian was bigger and stronger than he. “Thank you, mother.”“You are welcome, baby. Now the rest of the meeting. The moving men are coming tomorrow with a really big truck to move some of the furniture and all of our clothes to the new house. So, Erin Mom and I wanted to ask you about your bedrooms.” Lynn looked at her wife.“There are six bedrooms on the second floor. Do you each want your own room, or do you want to room with one of your sisters?”The girls all looked puzzled and looked at each other for a few minutes before their. Ever since you hit me with that water balloon at your tenth birthday party, I've known you were the only girl for me. I want you with me forever. When we're old and grey, I want to sit in our rocking chairs, side by side. I love you -will you marry me?"Reverend Logan glanced around at the wheat fields surrounding the church. He stood at the threshold to the old building, his Bible in his left hand held against his breast while his right hand stayed busy grasping and releasing the hands of the.