They went to the town’s center where the other young women also wearing simple frocks, some with their hair braided, others with their hair in a bun..., all nervously chattering among themselves and waiting. The entire town had gathered and were standing around the pack of women. Kinsley could see Topher standing next to his mother who scowled at her. Soon, Quinton, his twin sister Quintina, his mother Yvette, and his grandmother Vafara, stepped up to the podium and addressed the crowd.“Good. "Come on Fred," she said, "You know that Jane is bisexual. We have known each other. for a long time. Are you really that surprised?"It was true. Jane and Patty had know each other long before Fred had come on the scene. and Jane had actually introduced them to each other."Yes..yes.." stammered Fred, finally finding his voice. He was suddenly aware of his two. friends still standing behind him in the doorway. "But you? Your not a lesbian...you can't be, can. you?" No Fred, I'm not gay, I'm not. I don’t know if she saw me talking with Sue but she did seem to talk to me longer than usual. “Are you going to pick me up and take me to the drive-in soon “Margaret asked as I waited for my change. “There is a good movie playing this weekend” she said then hinted she would really like to go. “Well I will call you, “ I said, “sounds like fun to me”. I said goodbye and beat feet towards Sue's house.It seems weird that after losing my virginity with Bernadette ,girls I have known want me. I. That settled, we had a very pleasant breakfast, Abby hadn’t had a meal that wasn’t a challenge in so long that she nearly couldn’t bring herself to take the things off the buffet that she wanted, for fear that she wouldn’t be able to pay for them. It was an act of discipline for her to overcome that fear and remember how her life was before privation was the order of the day.Watching Abby select and eat it was a sexual tease. Everything that went into her mouth made me want to bury Mr. Johnson.