2 chapter 2

during the first break, I sat with a group of girls on the tree stumps behind our classroom .tania sat cross legged on the thick layer of sandy creeping fern.trici was the class expert on the matter we had learned in biology that day, since she was fifteen and repeating the grade .Tania whispered "Tricia is it true that if you let a boy touch 'em...she pointed to tricia breasts _they keep growing bigger and bigger"

we all watched Tricia expectantly .our mother had told us this_could it be true? tricia rolled her eyes and smiled knowingly "it is not true " she said In a loud whisper .looking around , she moved closer "i know because i let Ryan touch 'em and nothing happened .

Ryan was known as the bad guy in our school. he will bully both the boy and girls .sometimes during class he will drop his pencil on the floor just to peep in our skirts " ew that's creepy"ruby thought.

we all gasped with a mixture of shock an grudging respect .Tricia was always fearless.but how could she let Ryan of all people touch her?and there ?

hazel and I always remember our mother's promises ."if you let a boy touch any part of your body " mum told us once as she knitted ."I will find out , I will smell it on you and I will know.

she narrowed her eyes "yes I brought your life into this world and I can snuff it without battling an eyelash

I wanted to ask tricia how it felt when ryan touched her there, but seeing the faces of other girls _ I kept quiet .I giggled with them when tricia described how ryan eyes had grown as large as a teacup saucer when he slipped his hand under her school blouse.