”I heard him say, “Sorry. G’day, I’m Mikal, do you have a name?”“Yes, I think I’d like to be called Russ,” my sister replied.“Russ o...r Rusty?” Mikal asked.‘Is the name I choose important to our Lord, ‘ she asked me.‘I’m not sure dear sister, Mikal has a reason for everything he does so mayhaps it is, ‘ I sent back.‘I like his choice, so I shall comply, ‘ she told me.To Mikal, she said, “Yes, I like Rusty. It has a quaintness about it that I like. My new home is delightful, Mikal. It is a lovely. In any event i was in a fender bender, was taken to the hospital in a neck brace but released a few hours later. my car was driven by a co-worker and he parked it where in the parking lot where i always kept it. i was sore and doctors told me to stay home for a few days. as it turned out it was longer than that because i needed to see a chiropractor twice a week.one day after the accident i received a call from Human Resources about filling out some paperwork. the lady who called (i'll call her. She hands me a paper that is not entirely flat as those I have held before, this one has parts that have been pushed out slightly.“Look at it,” she says. When I do I see that one place has my name, the new name she has told me I will have. I cannot read all, but I think this may be the paper she has told me is to be sent to me. I ask if this is so.“Oh, yes,” she answers. “It’s your birth certificate, the one I sent off for. It’s the first step in making you legal.” She makes kiss with me. Karen smiled more broadly at the distressed, blond beauty standing bent over before her.Karen secretly despised girls like Sandy. Sandy had everything that Karen had been denied, good looks, popularity with boys, lots of friends. As she placed her hand softly on Sandy's cheek Karen thought to herself, "You and I are going to have lots of fun together 'Blondy'." Sandy gave Karen a pleading look as the larger girl slowly removed her hand from Sandy's cheek then moved behind her to stand beside.
Read More