He was stripped, and washed down. All the water that sluiced off him was collected in a separate container. Even his hair was washed, three times. He ...was finally given a gray, short sleeved jump suit to wear, without underclothes. Caleb realized, after a few moments, how underappreciated underwear was, as he tried to adjust the jump suit to lessen the scratchy material's chafing. After he was dressed, he was led inside one of the old style Quonset huts. He didn't even know the military used. The only thing that Fern did, which set Elise off even more, was to kiss me as she opened the door. Elise landed all over me. "You must be Denton. Daddy said you were taking me to the dance. How come you asked Fern instead of me? Why would you want to go with her anyway? You know if you take her there will be no chance of you getting lucky tonight. You might have if you had done as Daddy asked." Sorry about the misunderstanding, Elise. Your father asked me to ask his daughter to the dance. You. Seuss reference), and it was contagious! When we stopped laughing, I told her to come inside my house and I’d make us something for lunch, but she declined saying, “I’m all dirty and sweaty and I probably smell…I need a shower.” Without thinking about who I was talking to, I flirted with her with, “I’ve got a shower,” as I tucked a lock of her hair behind her right ear. Her entire face turned red and she began to stutter, looking at the ground again. I knew she had taken my comment badly and. "With that the nurse came back in and sedated me. I spent the rest of the week in the hospital. My dressings were changedeach day and the stint that was keeping me open was a constant annoyance.Karl showed up everyday and brought me flowers each time. By the thirdday I was thanking him with a kiss on the cheek. "How's my little girltoday." he said as he came into my room on my last day. "Drained," I said, "and anxious to get out of here." "That a girl. We still have a week and I've hired.