School started eventually, and they were nowhere to be found. They were, we were told, Catholic, and went to Parochial School. I didn't know what's a ...atholic -- we were Southern Baptist, and we knew Methodists and Presbyterians and Jews -- but it was explained to my satisfaction, and even a bit of sorrow, as there would be no chance to attend school with David.Or with Cindy.In early October, their Grampa L___ was called to this place called Australia. He was a plant engineer in a local textile. I removed the chain and said ' come in' and walked back to the sitting area to get my smoke. He came in and he said ' sir called me for a massage ' , I turned around and said' Yes dear , I did '. ' Oh I thought you are a girl ' he said. ' I told you I like to dress up as a girl '. ' You look pretty in the dress' he said. I took a drag from my smoke and turned to go to the bathroom to adjust my dress and boobie pads and i told him " Why dont you strip and be ready to massage me, I will be back. The top part was made with a fine lace fabric. The dress had yellowed a little over the decades, but it felt like new. She viewed herself in the hallway mirror and felt the joy of transformation which all girls feel from being an awkward child to becoming a princess in all her finery decked out to dazzle and be swept off her feet by her prince charming. Sally spun around several times making herself feel like she was floating on a cloud.“Oh my,” Clark appeared from the living room and startled. Josh had stood when Red did and was prepared for a fight, his partner wouldn’t let anyone get away with those deadly insults. He was surprised and puzzled at Red’s reaction. The man confronting them had a Sheriff’s badge pinned to his vest. Red saw that Josh was primed for trouble and put his hand on his friend’s gun hand. ‘Josh, this old fart is Jackson Slaughter. He’s too lazy to find real work, so he came out here and became a Sheriff I guess,’ Red explained. ‘He’s John’s older brother,.