" Then I had to wait again for the applause. "The fireworks start in about ten minutes, so we'd like to finish with one last..." Tony!" someone whispe...ed from the side of the stage. I looked over. Tami was holding up two fingers."Sorry," I told the audience. "Two last songs."It had been a good day. No, a great day. I hadn't climbed out of Tami's arms and my sleeping bag until after nine and wasn't all that surprised to find out I was the first. I was surprised that Sally was the first girl out. The other half is what I'm taking right now –" But not with my daughter!" my Dad stepped in. Morris looked sharply at him and right away his face turned into something ugly. The next thing I knew, one of his thugs came forward and landed a sucker-punch to my Dad's midsection. I watched with wide-open eyes as my Dad tumbled to the floor. I tried to lunge at Morris but he merely threw me on the bed next to my Mom's legs."You bastard!" I said to him.He grinned at me. "Don't worry, sweetie. You'll. The guys accepted her little speech as a challenge and were now more than ever determined to get into Shelly's pants. They even formed a pool, each placing two hundred dollars in it with the man being the first to score walking away with the twelve hundred dollars. The result was that Shelly was asked out even more often. The guys had also noticed that the more alcohol they could get into Shelly the longer the make out sessions lasted and the feeling was that sooner or later the longer necking. Gordy, can you come with me? I got a problem." Let's go. I hope I can help. Where are you camped?" Boundary fence near where Womalilla Road makes the sharp turn." By the water?"He laughed. "Yep. Lotsa yabbies." Let me drive." I turned to the others. "Back soon, I hope."When we were in the car, I asked Jacky what was up."My brother Jimmy, he Kalchut, he sick. He visit yesterday." OK. I'll look at him. But you may need Weena." Weena?" She's a nurse. A sister." No nurse. Kalchut won't take pills.".