She seemed a little disappointed, but there was no way that she was going to tell me that I had to dress up. It was simply my choice. However, when my... first review came up, I got a very small raise, less than 1%. This was surprising because I was also doing some accounting for the company during the day (this was my major in college). The manager told me that she would be more than happy to give me a little more, IF I were willing to dress up like everyone else, and partake in the. Tracy will bethere and we thought that we could get them both done atthe same time."I asked her, "Mrs. Russell, if Tracy is to be my back-upwon't she hurt her voice if she isn't ready to sing yet? Idon't want her to get hurt just because of me."Cindy laughed and said, "Oh Angel, you are such asweetheart. We don't think you will need a back up dearone. This will give Tracy a chance to be in the recitalsand competitions even though she isn't ready yet."I said, "How can that be?"Cindy answered, "A. I told her not to worry about making friends right away. I advised her to look around and get to know some of the girls who might share her interests then when she was ready she could approach them. If you see someone you think you would like to get to know, especially if they are living away from home, invite them to come and share some time with us at our home. This would be a good way of breaking the ice. I smiled, and then said with a laugh; just remember to let us know when you are. I awoke with a start, too hot. No one was around. I had dozed off. I looked around just as Sally and Kerry walked up and sat down. She glanced at me with a grin. ‘We have to get you out of the sun!’ she said, looking at the bright red skin of my shoulders. We gathered up and headed towards the van, Kerry tagging along behind. ‘Martin took off a half hour ago.’ Sally said, reading my mind. I felt a flash of disappointment, then shrugged. Oh, all right, that pissed me off. Kerry gave Sally a kiss.