I turned on the water in the shower and waited for the hot water to finally make its way to the showerhead. I allowed the gown to slip off of my shoul...ders and expected them to hit the floor as they do every morning, however this time, the gown hung up on my nipples like they were hanging pegs. I laughed to myself out loud as I pulled the material away from my body to ‘unhook’ it, if you can imagine. I had my back to Jon and the shower door open as the gown slowly slid down the length of my. Was apparently attending stag, his girlfriend Mickey Kelly was presumably attending Mass at the imposing Saint Joseph's in the -- ahem -- more affluent neighborhood than that served by Maria's modest Church of the Blessed Virgin.There were a surprising number of Central High students, some perhaps regular members, I suppose. Though I recognized a surprising number of Program veterans, who would seem unlikely postulants. I just let my gaze skim by my friends and if they saw me -- which they had. "Why dear? You always look forward to seeing your dad." Here's why," said Fred slipping of his coat."Oh my!" his mother exclaimed."Indeed," he replied."I think it's time for a mother and dau, sorry son talk."He spent the next few minutes explaining why, what and where hadhappened. Then he lay on her lap and had a little cry letting the emotionout."What must you think of me?" he sobbed.His mother looked at her beautiful son and shed a tear of her own. He waslovely, she had longed for a daughter,. Meanwhile, at that moment I could feel a holographic blanketall over my body, creating a cocoon which changed my outer appearance.When the light recovered, I was already in front of Yvonne Miller."Yvonne, darling. I've been looking for you everywhere," I said in avoice identical to Emily Appleby's as I put my right hand gently on hershoulder, softly pasting the adhesive side of the chemical bandage ontoher ivory skin. The bandage was so light and transparent that shedidn't feel anything. As I.