Simon peeped in. She was lying motionless on her bed, as could be expected of comatose patient. Her face was pale, drawn, but beautiful nonetheless, h...er brow scarred. The white sheet, draped over her midsection, was just partially covering a hideous metal frame the purpose of which was unknown to Simon. But he was sure that some of those shiny rods were inserted in her pelvis and lower back. A month ago he had heard a doctor mentioning that her spinal cord was damaged and she was paralyzed from. … … … … … … … ... … … … … … … “Fucking hell, Penny,” said Martin as he watched the video start to play. He said it again rather a lot during the twenty minutes it lasted, along with a range of other increasingly intense expletives. “You certainly had a good time, didn’t you?” he commented wryly as the video came to an end with Penny leaning over to switch off the camera, spunk dripping off her face. “Yes, yes, I know,” said Penny. “The PM’s not exactly going to be over the moon when this. ) After my sister gotmarried, I missed our playdates and tutorials. I tried to hide myinterests, but somehow mom and dad must have known. They purchased theAutobiography of Christine Jorgensen, and they weren't progressive inthat way, and certainly not in early 1970s. I found the book on abookshelf, and read it and memorized it. It became a heavily wornpaperback, and I assume mom and dad noticed that as well.Then came college and roommates, and a period of latency, which lastedthrough graduate. Thistime. I have told a few whopping stories in my time, but this wasn't oneof them."It must be kind of weird for your dad," Jason pointed out, "I mean,with your mom looking like a teenager and all..." Yeah," I scowled, not sure how I could tell this or if I even should."He couldn't exactly handle it..." Oh?" Jason asked.I hesitated a minute, then said, "My dad's a normal...not Twisted oranything. They had me right out of high school and I guess he didn'tcare about Tina's twist then. But.