Murphy and they had settled the religious connotations. Since Sarah was not Catholic, Fr. Murphy could not hold the mass for her that was traditional ...or Mexican girls, but he could attend the fiesta part of the celebration as a friend of the family. Carmelita decided that, with the religious part set aside, we could make the quinceañera into a massive birthday party.I was so stunned that I agreed.Sarah, of course, had to be told about this, since there was so much for her to do to get ready.. He was sitting on a dining room chair."What do you want me to do?" she asked."Kneel in front of me on your heels and hold my foot. I'm going to pull at various different knee flexions; not very hard because it's not very strong and I'm a coward. I don't like pain." Don't blame you."She did as he asked.Her hands were warm on his foot and ankle. He pulled and she had to tighten her grip slightly. He increased the pulls until he said 'ouch' and then pushed. He did that three times and then asked. She felt as if she’d just passed a life or death test. She stepped into the enfolding darkness, realising her friends had been right. She had stood inches from him as he touched her and he hadn’t recognised her. “Better,” she heard from behind her. She looked back, startled. “You weren’t made to do blonde.” He was half turned in the doorway and didn’t even look at her, just continued to apply ink to the queue of simpering disco divas as the filed past him. “How did you know?” she exploded. “I. .. we can't risk the three horsewomen of the Apocalypse. In those circumstances, I'll take my punishment like a ma ... well, like a butch lesbian." I like that, 'the three horsewomen of the Apocalypse' ... what are their names?"Karen smiled and said, "'War', 'Ass-whuppin' and 'Slice-n- Dice', for Margo, Kelly and Carol. Of course, we really should add a fourth, to be faithful to the original concept." What would you do if someone hurt me, Sappho?" Okay ... add 'Rage' to the group and we have.