Sheila leaned across and held my hand."Look Toni, its about time I say things that might upset you. Don't shoutor be angry. OK?"I nodded, apprehensive...at what she might say. I looked around. Luckily,the restaurant was not full and as we were in the corner, we seemed quiteprivate."Firstly, I'll ask a few questions. Just give me a straight answer. OK." OK."As a boy did you think that you were masculine?" Not really. I tried, but I was one of the weedy boys. Not good at sports,except running. I. Pisikestu kiss chestunadu. Ala koncham sepu chesaka naku gurtu vachindi nenu park lo Una ani. Eekada vadu ana aiete vaadu lechi eepude vasta ani velipoyadu. Oka 5 mins lo vachindu natho Ra anadu.Sare ani velina akadki velte adi oka open kani motam chetlu Una area naku bhayam vestundi adiga,” yekad ki Ra” ani aiete “nu Ra muskoni” anadu.Sare ani follow aiena koncham sepu velinaka oka place ochindi akad memu untam ani yevar guess cheyaleru.Inka kinda news paper peti kurchunam. Malli piskadam. ’ ‘Call if you need me. Tell him I love him.’ She had always liked my brother. I heard a small sob as she hung up. ………………………………………… I went back in the room and just sat quietly, watching him and remembering good times. He woke slowly, looking around. ‘Damn, I thought you were a vulture there for a minute. What the hell are you doing here this late? Go home. Be with your family.’ I smiled. ‘They’re all asleep. I was running late.’ I looked at my watch. Twenty minutes until Christmas. ‘It’s. Daddy told me that he had known a Joe Tuner when he was in college, but was not sure if this was the same person. I had made our house a home again for daddy and me. By now my mom had moved in with her girlfriend, and was no longer apart of our lives. I was sl**ping with daddy full time now. Lilly and Joe were due to arrive at anytime. As I waited for our guest to arrive I started thinking about the first time that I met Joe Tuner. The fact that Lilly wanted her dad as a lover came as no big.