Faint and muffled, coming from upstairs. At first I barely registered the noise, but after a few seconds I began to wonder what it was. Sure, it was q...iet, but my house was pretty sound-proof. For all I knew, that could be a pretty serious noise - maybe someone broke something.By someone, of course, I meant my sister, Kathy. It was just me and her in the house, with dad away for the week. She'd always been kinda clumsy. She was two years older than me, and had always been teased quite a bit for. A clean-cut kid, with a long sleeve black shirt tucked into brown pants, he looks like the son she always wanted. Natalie's not sure why, but she senses something special about this spot, and admires his obvious respect for it."When it rains really hard at night, because of the way the roof's set up, this waterfall gets really thick," Robert says with a glint in his eye. "And it can get so heavy, that if it's dark enough out, you can't see past the water at all, and it's like you're in your own. I feel so ashamed." Come on. We're cutting school today, hon. You need a break." Sheproduced her mother's American Express card and said, "Let's goshopping!" "You're a real friend Mary. Let's get out of here."Off we went from the school bus stop to the regular bus stop. We got onthe bus for the mall. Because we lived in the nicest part of Seattle,the bus wasn't crowded. We sat in the back. "Come here Pru - You reallyneed to start putting on makeup before you go to school, whether. I replied, and asked her how her day had gone. "I am so fucking angry!", she growled. Inside, I panicked, thinking my dealings with Gloria had somehow been discovered, but managed a "What happened?" She told me a guy who served on the same committee as she did had made her very uncomfortable by making suggestive comments and leering at her at the meeting. I asked her what she did, and she told me she verbally reduced him to a pile of smoking crap. I could see why he came on to her. she was.