Janet: MC for a very robust discussion


    On that Friday evening, at the dining room table after their meal, were the four teenagers, plus the three mothers. Jiro was out, with the other two fathers, at the bowling range.


    your slimy friend is two timing, no three timing, Rose? What sort of friends do you have?" said Carmen.


    Jenny:


    It''s amazing how much control over herself Daisy has. By the time we got to her house, no one would have known that her emotions were in complete turmoil.


    Daisy:


    Oh my God. I feel like I''ve been shouted at for the last two hours.


    Now, let''s see. If I had gotten pregnant as a result of being - raped - last year, then, then I would have definitely gotten an abortion. Bringing up a child in that sort of circumstances...


    But this, this was by an act of love. Except that, it wasn''t, was it. No, it was, at least on my part. But, but, Seff, but, was he just playing around? Does he actually love me? But, if he did, then why would he go after not one but two other girls? Oh shit...


    I''m going to have to discuss all of this with him. But not tonight. Tomorrow. Meanwhile, meanwhile, what am I going to do?


    Damn it. I''m going to have this baby! I thought he or she was conceived in an act of love, so that''s good enough! I will go through with it!


    I have to tell my parents, I''m going to be missing school next year, what about all my other friends, how am I going to I cope with bringing up a baby, oh hell.


    Carmen:


    Rose is so nice. She is so sure of herself, so committed to her image of a wonderful Seff. And I have to smash that feeling, destroy her wellbeing. This is all too much, even for me...


    Nevertheless, she kept trying. Using as reasonable as possible voice, without too many sarcastic edges to her tone, she laid out the evidence. And held Rose''s hands as she reduced her to tears.


    Seff is a shit. A real shit. God, boys are horrible - wait, Mackay is actually nice, isn''t he? And, I suppose my dad is, err, a grown up boy. And he''s nice. And the other two dads. But still, Seff is -


    Carmen added a few swear words.


    In fact, just like Turquoise''s dad. They are both unspeakable. Plus that rapist! So, some men are horrible. Some men deserve to be ...


    As Carmen made her way home, she entertained herself answering the question about what these men deserved. She got quite inventive, too.


    Rose:


    Turquoise:


    Mackay:


    Seff:


    Why must they be so upset? Jeez this isn''t fun at all.


    Daisy:


    I''m pregnant, but I haven''t told anyone yet. My boy friend has been hopping from bed to bed and betraying us all. My parents are going to freak out when they learn about all of this. Jenny is the only confidant I have, but even she doesn''t know the full story.


    Seff. Seff. After all, he is the father of the baby, isn''t he? So he deserves to be told. So, perhaps, he will be willing to commit himself to me, after all. I mean, won''t he want to have a part in his child''s future? Surely those other two girls were just, err, just, ah, just what?


    I going to cope? It''s your baby too, you know."


    jerk that you jump into bed with any girl that smiles in your general direction!"


    I''m glad we sorted that out. Wait, we forgot to actually make any arrangements for the future... Well, next time I''m sure we''ll get to it.


    Hyacinth:


    I can''t hide in my room forever. Maybe I''ll meet him and give him a piece of the mind. At least I can let off some steam.


    anything unless it is in a committed exclusive relationship!"


    Well, I''m glad we''re together again... Wait, we haven''t sorted out anything for the future, and, and...


    What the hell, have we really sorted anything out? I went there to give him a piece of my mind, and, and, we end up making love.


    But, has he really reformed? Shit, I still don''t know why he ended up in bed with two other girls. I mean, why? How? Shit, have I been taken for a ride? Again?


    Aargh! Damn him! Am I that desperate for love and friendship?


    I am. I''m that desperate. How pathetic. What the hell do I do? Come to think of it, what the hell are those other two girls going to do? With my boyfriend.


    What if I have a talk with those two girls? Make sure they aren''t going to pinch my boyfriend again. Or something.


    Rose:


    But that should be alright, I''m only going to talk with Seff. Only going to try to find out just what sort of person he really is.


    two other girls?"


    both of them?"


    He is a nice boy, after all.


    He''s a nice boy, right? Of course he is. But, did we really resolve anything during our discussion? We didn''t make any concrete plans for our future at all, did we? We just made love. But, he''s said that he wouldn''t stray again, and I can believe him, can''t I? Can''t I? How could anyone lie in such circumstances? But, but, he actually did end up in bed with those two other girls, didn''t he? How the hell can he just ''accidentally'' end up like that? I''m getting confused here. Confused, confused. Should I talk to my dad? But, how embarrassing, I split up with Seff, then just go straight back to bed with him. Oh, what a mess, a mess... I wonder what those other two girls are thinking of now?


    The three flower girls:


    something. Moving between classrooms at one of their change overs, she saw Daisy walking by herself.


    my boyfriend alone in future."


    Your boyfriend? He''s my boyfriend. So don''t you forget it." said Daisy.


    What!" said two voices simultaneously.