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and fingered the reddish locks. He
was right, they were velvety soft. The kid took that moment to step
back and the small derriere rubbed against his manhood, causing it
to swell. He dropped the hair and quickly jumped back. His breath
labored when David turned around and looked into his eyes. It was
then he lost all control of his senses and kissed the unsuspecting
lips. It was a chaste kiss but, nevertheless, one that sent tingles
clearly to his toes.
    “Oh God, forgive me,” he gasped, and then
blinked. It was the first time he saw his friend
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    smile. Beautiful white teeth sparkled in the
grayness of the night. Shaken, he froze. David came forward and
hugged him and he stood rigidly, hoping no one saw them. He was
sweating profusely and wanted to shove the clinging warm body from
him but he couldn’t. Slowly, he wrapped his arms around and cursed
everyone who might see them. At that moment he knew that this
person would always be a part of his life.
     
    Daphne’s emotions were jumbled. Things had
been happening to her lately that were causing strange images in
her mind. Before, flashbacks haunted her every day. But, lately her
head would ache and she knew that something horrible had happened.
Nightmarish images continued to drift in and out of her
subconscious mind. Some dreams would cause her to call out until
warm arms surrounded her and she drifted back to sleep. Now new
faces were mingling with the old, since that dark veil began
lifting. For a long time now there was only one new face she let
into her thoughts and it was there before her. When his lips
touched hers, she felt a warm
    sensation flowed all over her body. It
replaced the coolness her body had been feeling for quite a while.
Daphne liked that sensation; it didn’t scare her like the other
emotions.
     
    They had been traveling for six months.
Melissa noticed that Daphne’s pants were getting hard to button and
had noticed the girl was putting on weight. At first she was happy,
her sister was too thin, but then, they were all malnourished. She
wondered if Seth had been feeding her his share of food. It was
possible; the boy watched over Daphne like a mother hen. Well, she
didn’t mind if he could spare the food.
    She stared at her sister’s
round, extended stomach and slowly it all fell into place. The
morning sickness Daphne had experienced three months ago. Melissa
thought then it was just the illness that was going around. But now
she recalled that her sister didn’t run a fever like the others and
at the time she had been grateful. Although, Daphne never got her
monthly flow, Melissa just believed it was due to the shock. She
never suspected anything else, until now. Dear Lord! Daphne was carrying a child!
    Melissa was worried also about Daphne’s
health. She was a frail girl and she wondered if she’d be strong
enough to deliver. She sighed, thinking that this wasn’t her only
worry. It won’t
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    be easy to hide the fact that her sibling
was a girl. Daphne would have to be kept in the wagon from now on.
She didn’t want anyone else to know, but she decided that she owed
Vida and Seth the truth. She had her chance the following day as
she and Vida walked a safe distance from any ears that might
overhear her story. Vida listened with undivided attention and
Mellissa saw pity on her new friend’s eye. Her already slumped
shoulder seemed to slouch more.
    ” I feel shame for all the complaining I had
done to God for my life. You had gone through so much more in so
short of a time. I knew you had suffered pain but I had no idea the
extent of it.” She gave Melissa a hug that meant more to her than
she could say. Vida added, “I promise not to tell a soul,” and
wiped her teary eyes on the hem of her dress. “I’d be happy to give
you one of my old dresses. It’s faded, but clean.”
    “Thank you,” Melissa sniffled. “I appreciate
anything. I’m sure the dress will do fine. I’m glad I have you for
a friend,” she rasped, her