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ked at the crowd. They had somber, determined faces. I looked around and saw Bert. I
gave him aquestioning look, but his face didn't change a bit. it was stony, strangely without any depth or caring.
"Jimmy?" Bert said.
"What?"
"Sue?"
"What?" I meekly questioned.
"It's time for your initiation. Stand facing each
other in the middle of the floor."
I didn't know what to do, but all the grim faces
somehow told me I'd better do as I was told. I found
Julia's face, and even it seemed hard, menacing.
We walked to the center, looking down. But in the
center, built into the floor was a curved mirror, Ithink
they call it "convex." We didn't want to step on that. In my high heels, I'd slip if I did.
"O.K.! Now, take off each others clothes!" Bert barked.
"One item at a time! Vary it. Boy, girl, boy, girl!"
I could see by Jimmy's expression that he was just as
shocked as I was. I felt faint, and a hot flood of emotion
swept through me. I was betrayed! Shamed for anyone even
thinking I'd do such a thing! Belittle and confused.
Panicked. And, yes--you guessed it--hot. Just plain
sexually hot. In the swee
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