”I smiled and said, “I thought so. But how did you get away from home to be here? Are you from the area; and what about school?”She responded, �...��Our high school is small, with only fourteen full-time teachers, and one hundred and eighteen students. They had a lot of substitute teachers yesterday and today, because so many of our teachers and administrators are involved in the mudcrawl. So, we don’t figure that we’re missing that much.”“We didn’t come until after school yesterday, and we each. Neither he, nor Jack, could possibly understand how undermining it could be to a girl's confidence to be constantly reminded that you were physically inferior!As Clare put away her lipstick, and turned and patted a few imaginary loose hairs at the back of her head into place, she wished that they could have all gone out shopping together as a family for once, and help her out. She knew that Des hated any form of shopping and, as her children were now glued to the Saturday morning cartoons. We lost Dad when I was thirteen and it took Mom several years to get over his passing.Now I was eighteen and senior in high school. I had always been bright and all through school had advanced quickly. My last year of school required no special classes other than three just for credits. Photography was one of them as I had always liked taking pictures. I thought it was time to put my hobby to good use and find out how to really do it right.Right away I could see it wasn't going to be an easy. Duh! I love it, but even more I love what it does for you. Or maybe what you do for it… or what you and that suit both do for me!”Richard was just watching us kibbitz, but he laughed then. “You must like it, you’re standing there half-naked in the snow, staring, and you’re the one that was worried about freezing his balls off.”“Yeah all of a sudden it doesn’t seem so cold out here.”I laughed. “Thank you. Now just get in before you freeze. How’s that stiff neck feeling, by the way.”He reached up.