.."Yeah that's putting it lightly" said Chris"But you're getting older and it will be harder to get you placed" saidthe social worker"Don't even act l...ike you give two shits about what happens to me!" Chrisspat "I've been in the system long enough to know exactly what I am toyou" And that is?" snorted the social worker"A file in a folder" said Chris "An 8 hour job and then you go home.Forgive me if my faith in you is bit shaken, seeing as all the "niceplaces" you sent me to turned out so. A glass of white wine please," Jenny said timidly as the good-looking bartender came over to her. "I... I don't want to stay too long. I've got to get ready for my wedding tomorrow."Dave's eyebrows raised in surprise. For a girl getting married tomorrow, the pretty little redhead didn't look very happy. She looked like she had a big problem on her mind."Getting married, hmmmm?" Dave asked, sliding the glass of wine in front of her. "Aren't you excited? Most brides I've seen look happier than. Stephen's. I am calledChris for short. I am almost 13; my birthday is on the first day of theyear. I am slight of build and shorter than all off the boys in myclass. I have longish hair for a boy. It was halfway down to myshoulders. I am a bit effeminate and have a girlish face. I was teased abit about my appearance and manner. My puberty was late. My voice hadnot yet broken as many of the boys in my class had. Consequently I tookpart in the choir and was told I had a heavenly voice.I dislike. Was the pain to go on and on, for his whole life?Neither of them slept much during the night, as the uncertainty and stirred emotions went around and around in their heads.The next morning, Bobby got up first. He felt like he hadn't slept at all. He padded downstairs in his tee shirt and boxer shorts, and poured himself a bowl of cereal.Sammy, also awake, heard him stirring, and followed him to the kitchen. She was wearing a long baseball jersey that Bobby had given her years before when he'd.