She had worn a thin coat over her modest dress so as not to attract much attention. On the bus trip, she began to have second thoughts and after chang...ing buses several times, got on the last bus, as the driver looked her over he made the comment that few women ventured into this part of old Madras after dark by themselves, especially attractive ones! She almost did not get on the bus after hearing this, but her body and dirty little fantasy was so overpowering that it was now in control!…. She. That’s what we both concluded.”“So you’re going to keep wandering,” Kelly choked.“A little,” I said, “But nowhere near as much. Someone else waited in vain for me, for a very long time, and was always there for me.”“Who?” She asked, tears forming in her eyes. For a genius she was sure dense.“You know who!” I replied.“My mom?” She asked, cheering up a little.“No, you obtuse doofus,” I replied.“WHO!” She yelled.“You.”The expression on her face froze. It turned into shock and awe.“You’re scared of. Afterwards, I asked Dad if we could stop off and visit Janey before we got my car.Sure enough, there were a few cheerleaders there, including Gloria and Sue Ellen. Sue Ellen all but dragged me in to see Janey.Janey was lying on her side, and when she saw me she grimaced. "I suppose if any guy should see me like this, it should be you." I wasn't sure what she meant; Sam's disgusting words still echoed in my ears. Janey waved at her midsection. "The bastard shot me in the ass. In one side, out. I eased Katie back down to thecouch and asked her what had happened.For her part, Katie didn't let go of me as she tried to gain a littlecomposure. In all the years, I had known Katie, I had never seen herlike this, let alone over some guy. She looked up at me with tearstreaked eyes and started to explain what happened. "Wyatt called mebecause he was running late and I thought everything was fine, but whenhe got here he was mad as hell. He asked me if I was some she-male. Iinstantly said.