Anyway, you come and stand over me, and ask me if I amready to be washed in the blood.”“In the BLOOD?”“Yeah, the blood of the ...lamb. I was raised a Baptist.It means being baptized.”Nikki made a face. “I KNOW what it means. I didn’t justcrawl down out of a tree. But why would you have areligious dream at this stage in your life?”Ildi spread her hands. “That I do not know. I slippedaway from the church when I became a teenager, and itshit-sure. Aval mosamaaga kathi munari avalin suuthai iruki kaalgalai oondraga kuuti avalin kanjai avanin sunniyin mel seluthinaal.Pinbu ashok bedil paduthukondaan, avan sunni muzhuvathum ivalin kanju irunthathu athai aval sappa aarambithaal. Ashok avalin thalaiyil kaigalai vaithu kondaan, ivanin sunniyai aval virumbi sappinaal naan andru sppiyathu polave.Naan athanaal ivalum avanai kaathal seithu kondu irukiraal endru santhegamaaga irunthathu.Pinbu nangu sppi mudithathum innumavanuku kanju varave illai,. And that was why, on that fatefulnight that Jim and I were watching the first in a series of playoffgames, Jim noticed something peculiar after I'd knocked over a bowl ofchips onto the carpet and got down on the floor to clean up the mess."Joe?" Jim asked. We'd both had quite a few beers, and his voice wassomewhat slurred. "Are you wearing panties?"JOSIELet me step in here a moment and say that, in spite of what you'rethinking, no, the reason Joe was wearing panties underneath his clothesthat. " Oh God yea. Of course I'll go." He looked to his mom. "I can go, right?" I don't know. You would miss at least two days of school." But it's the playoffs. I can take my books with me and have all my work caught up before we even get back. Come on Mom." I suppose," but only if you get your work assignments before we go and only if you won't miss any tests or anything." YES!" Jerry yells. "I gotta go call Bobby. He's going to flip. This is going to be the best time ever." In his excitement, he.