At exactly 6pm there was a soft tapping at the door, I opened it and was met by the most wonderful smile and she asked, “Are you Gerald?” After an...swering “Yes” I opened the door wide and she just swept in. I remember that she was wearing a coat and a blue knee length dress and she did a sort of twirl for me and I took her coat i invited her to sit down. After exchanging a few pleasantries, I sat down next her and asked her if she kissed. By way of answering, she put her hand gently behind my. " When there was little movement among the small group the volume of the voice increased, "The clock is running and you may not begin your inquiries until you are naked." Two of the girls did not move until the voice shouted, "I suggest you begin now!"The shout startled everyone and those who had not already begun disrobing started yanking at fasteners and fabric in a frantic effort to catch up. The two boys who had sat behind Robert and Malcolm on the bus were at the far end of the large room.. ”“Then, we are related,” Kit said.“I was going to say, Kit — welcome to the family, but you’re already a member. How do you feel about it?”“I am delighted, Felicia. I’ve felt that Nichelle and I are part of each other. Now we have proof we are.”“I feel exactly the same way,” Nichelle added.“There’s more,” Felicia said. “Turn it over. That’s a chart of from which populations your genetic makeup comes.”“It says I’m twenty percent white,” Nichelle remarked. “I thought I was only one-eighth. ”He passed the bottle back and I took another swig.“Tell me,” he said, “what’s a fine young man like yourself doing out here all alone on a night like this?”“But I’m not alone, you’re here with me, my friend.”“And I’ll stay as long as you keep sharing that fine whiskey. And perhaps you’ll share your story too.”“I’m here to kill myself.”“And why would you want to do that?” he replied, holding out his hand for the whiskey bottle.And so I found myself spilling my guts to a complete stranger, how.