"I was right.I'm pretty sure my fingers were going to catch fire from the heat in mycheeks. If they couldn't see the red glow emanating from between m...y fingers,they had their eyes closed.Something unexpected happened, however. I heard laughter.I dared to peek from behind my fingers and saw Phil and Rich practicallyrolling in their seats with laughter. "I like this girl!" Phil said,practically spraying his lunch everywhere as he laughed. "Take video nexttime!" You bet," Melinda grinned, giving. We then put the second floor on which created the ceiling for the first floor. After adding the stairs we quickly built the walls and final roof. Since the second floor was above ground level we only used wood to make the outer walls and roof covering them with an adobe like plaster to help insulate against the cold. Bear Claw and Marge had decided that the first floor would be the greeting area and dining area. The second floor would be all of our bedrooms. The cave was still the kitchen and. ..Now it began to add up. Dads wanted their sons to be chips off the oldblock, to tread in their footsteps, to share the attitudes and valuesthey held dear. Anything else and they considered themselves to befailures.As for mum, it was her reproductive system that had consistently provedincapable of carrying a second child for the full nine months. It washer womb that had nurtured a baby girl who turned out to be so deformedshe was brought up as a boy.My parents hadn't told me the truth because. How could he be in such pain and not even remember taking a drink? His hands went from the sides of his head to rub his eyes, listening to the every day noises that meant his family was up and about, getting their days started. With a groan, Matt sat up, swinging his legs over the side of the bed. For a moment, he thought he was going to puke between his feet, but his stomach settled as he leaned over, his elbows on his knees, hands cupping his head."Time to get started, lazy bones," he heard.