His screams went up an octave as his body began to shift and change. Blade began to back up even as his testes felt as if some one had kicked him b...tween his legs. He doubled over as he screamed. The viewer slipped from his hand and slid under the edge of the sofa. Fifteen minutes later, the other six gang members arrived. They were very surprised to find a pair of teenage girls in the clubhouse. The redhead was babbling about Blade and the blonde was screaming out Sticks' name as they. She felt guilty, not just for having turned him down for the Halloween Dance, but also for the fact that while she did not actually engage in making fun of him, her own attempts at being accepted meant she often said nothing and let the cruelties go by when she should have said something, helped the boy who truly needed her, yet another reason to chip away at her self esteem. I should have stood by him, she thought. I should have been his friend and instead I put my efforts into trying to get. He wanted to watch. The timewas about 10:00 pm when momma got to the hospital. The nurses took herto the birthing room and put a monitor to keep track of hercontractions. Just 12 hours later, I was born. My father was so eagerto get back home, he left just after my birth, only to return each dayabout 6:00 pm. He would then stay for only an hour. This continueduntil the day Momma and I went home.From the day I got home, trouble between Mother and my father began.She felt tired all the time. I came here today to help you. For Brenda's sake. I figured if I did it, instead of her, your mother might not make such a fuss with her. Same thing goes for your father. I was thinking of becoming a silent partner, with him, in a bait and tackle shop over by the Delaware River, or Perry Lake." He'd rather have a small boat rental concession over on the Republican River. There's this guy he knows who was selling the last twelve years of his concession, and all his boats and rafts. My dad said.