Mychest was pounding so hard and adrenaline was coursing through me. Icould not believe what I had just done. That kid had a fair chance atliving now,... but whether or not he deserved it still bothered me. Katieand the other nurses came over to me and praised me for my work. Thecharge nurse came over and started to give me some criticism. I did afantastic job and everyone knew it, but the charge nurse started to saythat even though my technical skills were strong I needed to be morereassuring to. When she withdrew it, we measured and she managed to swallow 9 inches. We coaxed to do it again, and this time she 10.7 inches, and held it for almost 2 minutes.We cheered loudly, and then we saw her face fall, as she started at the kitchen door, my father had just witnessed my friend 'Deep Throat a Banana'.There was a pregnant pause as we shifted uneasily, afraid to ponder what was going through my fathers staid mind.He walked up to Stella, who was as tall as he was, took the banana, smiled. Someone was calling from outside, "Seth, Seth." And he woke up. Jefferson stood at the foot of his cot, smiling."You was dreamin', boy, but you didn' look too happy. You was saying, 'See, see, ' an' makin' faces."As the dream faded Seth remembered seeing Robert march away for the last time. He looked out the barracks' window at the cloudless sky that promised another day of exhausting heat. Seth pulled on his pants and shoes, and he and Jefferson used the fort's sinks and then had breakfast. I'm sorry I brought it up." That's not why I'm crying," she said. "I have a secret and I don't know if I can tell you." You know you can tell me anything," I replied.I rubbed my cheek against hers. She felt warm and soft in my arms. I wanted, more than anything, to comfort her but I couldn't help but feel the swelling of her breasts against my chest."I'm worried that, if I tell you, you won't want to be with me. I'm afraid that you won't love me anymore."I could tell she was really upset. I sat.