?? ? I felt myself being shaken.? It was my mom yelling at me to get up or I would be late to school.? Suddenly she sees the wet spots on the sheet co...vering me.? "Tom, what are these? Did you do this? I heard that boys used to do things to themselves so they would ejaculate that's what I think you were doing.? Steve, come up here right now!? You've got to see what your son just did!"?? I hear my dad stomping up the stairs.? He strongly believed that "sparing the rod, spoils the child" and I. .. human! That was what this creature was! Bits and pieces of the human's knowledge started to filter through. There was a noise... it was the other human, being controlled by Wantu'u:"Szx'ee?" The name didn't suit the human tongue. Tongue! Yes! What a bizarre thing."I am here, Wantu'u. This is very strange." Szx'ee looked at his partner's shell. Other words were forming: male. "You are in a male body, Wantu'u."Wantu'u cocked "his" head. "Yes... and you are... female. Interesting. We are not. He still carried the hurt and scars from that as well as those from his injuries.The three young people spent many hours together. Abby watched over and fed the brothers. She tried to keep them from becoming too drunk when they got into the scotch. Charlie had moved into a cabin next to theirs at the family resort while he recuperated.Finally, one morning when Abby came to his door to call him for breakfast she found him almost cheerful. He was sitting on the deck overlooking the stream. He had. And naturally, I paid a lot of attention back at the tanned,chiselled bodies of the young men who walked past us, some of whom worelittle more than a speedo (and as such, weren't nearly as 'tucked away'as I was in my swimsuit).However, every time I tried to pluck up the courage to speak to one ofthe potential Prince Charmings walking past- even when it was obviousthat they were interested- a voice at the back of my head reminded methat in three days' time, 'Jacinta' would be back in her closet.