The aroma grew richer. Finally, Jeff turned off the light under the pan and poured the roux over the trinity. It sizzled for a while. Doesn’t it sou...nd just like you know what you’re talking about when you learn the lingo? He stirred the trinity for about half a minute, then poured the hot stock into the large pot that contained the trinity, the turkey and some other stuff I couldn’t identify. On went the lid and the flame. ‘I take it you met Sandy.’ He gestured towards his sister. ‘Not by name.. I tried to explain and I guess she did eventuallyunderstand. For the next three days she constantly teased me about it.She said "Just don't come home with any bugs on ya from that place. Becareful what they put in your drink or they might try to get you up onthe stage." I had to take it with a smile.On Friday I had set it up to meet Jerry in the parking lot so I didn'thave to walk in alone. Jerry is a gentle giant of a guy. He is theclosest to my age so we get along the best from the group.. Knox's program or have completed the program and decided tostay switched or just decided to continue to live in Tolerance.The kids I met are nothing like any I have met before. From yoursand my own past experiences, we have seen what happens to newkids in town especially if they are different or let?s say notnormal.There is no way you can consider me even remotely normal. I amthirteen year-old girl living in my fifteen year-old brother'sbody.As I sit in my new homeroom, I was feeling really out. Everything was lost in the haze of the powerful painkillers the doctors were using to keep her from screaming all of the time from the pain.The pain was by now like an old friend to May. It was always there. It never left her. It was her constant companion. When the drugs were at full effect it was bearable. When the drugs started to wear off, it became unbearable, and May screamed.May had a number of visitors. Her drab twin sister and her equally drab mother and father had been there many.