I now walked everyday and extended the walk to three laps to match her. I told myself that the change was to speed up the rate of my conditioning. I p...obably knew it was just so I could spend more time with her. She probably knew that too. One day about ten weeks after our first encounter I invited her to join me in my garden for a bottle of mineral water after we finished our walk. We usually ended our walks outside her home. Nothing much had happened between us. I had not asked her for a. Are you putting on an actmost of the time? Why is that?"Jesse expected a flippant answer but Raul turned serious."It started as an act. But now it's almost an ingrained part of mypersonality. When I was in the seventh grade I finally figured out whyI seemed so different from the other kids. I liked boys, not girls. ButSusie Resler, had a crush on me. She cornered me in the hallway one dayand tried to kiss me. I was grossed out. So I started to act all gayand girlie. Susie left me alone. " Faith felt a growing rage building up inside her. "When was this?" "November. He continued to use me until last week." "Why didn't you tell anyone?" "I couldn't. He took photos and videos and threatened to show them to myparents and to the rest of the school." What else happened?" "He used me more and more. I became his girl." When you say used you, do you mean he had sex with you?" "Yes," replied Darren. "He also shared me with others." Faith stared back in disbelief and anger. "He would. “Please don’t think like that Kabir. There is nothing else I can do”“You can do a lot of things if you wishes to. Only if you cares for your younger brother.”“Then tell me what that is… I’ll try doing that I just want see you normal as before that’s it”I mustered all my courage and said “can we join on bed?”She saw me with opened jaws.“How can you think of this Kabir? We can’t do it damn it what’s wrong with you?”“I don’t know Sonali just feel that I need you. Please just once I don’t want get.