”I pulled him around again then told him to sit sideways across my bench. When he did I sat on the other end facing him. I grabbed more blush and st...rted on his brow, cheeks and chin. Carl sat quietly while I fussed with the makeup, rubbing, blending, wiping off and starting over with a different shade. He sat still for twenty minutes until I got the look I wanted. I was having fun, I felt like I was doing movie make up for a star or something. The entire time we were talking and the longer we. . Reality came snapping back to him as he took in his situation.His chest now supported two very large, very foreign objects, wrapped ina bright purple tube top. His legs were smooth, and long, his feet werein shoes way too small for the feet he remembered having that morning.He gripped his chair with his perfectly manicured fingers, and began tostand when he felt a hand on his shoulder push him back down. Vanessa,leaned over his shoulder and whispered in his ear."As you can see, things are. Let me pay you for the rooms now. What time will they be available?”She begins to get my particulars, and says, “Come back about three and they will be ready for you.”I ask, “Is there a Ross or similar clothing store around here?”She gives me excellent directions for the store then I return to the truck and tell them, “Our rooms will be ready at three, so until then we need to get some clothes for you to wear.”Mira, Ira and Yasmeen all complain, “Ben, we can’t go into a store dressed like. A bell rang as they entered. As they waited, they examined the shop filled with knickknacks. There were hundreds of clocks of all shapes and sizes, plenty of electronics, along with quite a few major appliances. Before long, a young man entered from a back room.“Can I help you?” The sides of his head were shorn, while he possessed short curvy locks atop his head. He had a rugged appearance with about three-day’s beard growth.“Yes, I’m Al, and this is my sister, Betty Collins.” Betty cleared her.