............, now I bit it. It was like an action replay............., down we went. My stool must have collapsed, again. The only difference was our ...ody placement. This time Anna was on the bottom. Neither Patty nor myself had far to fall. We didn't let go. And now I could really work my hand. It was either my thumb moving or my finger, never both at the same time. For a novice I thought I was doing pretty good, it got better. My little finger had been pressing the other hole against. No need to count to ten over Gilson, the fight was over! Chad stood gasping for breath for a moment, fighting off a wave of dizziness that threatened to bring him to his knees, then turned back to where his lunch still waited."And that ends it!" Stan boomed as Gilson's friends tried to revive him by pouring a bucket of water over his head. "If I hear one word about it getting carried any farther, by either side, I'll settle it myself. And it'll stay settled. Chad, when you've finished eating, I. It is a very hard life for a boy who feels more like a girl. I will help you all I can, but, you will have a very very hard life, my Dear." "I don't know what to do, Mother?" "Well, for starters, you had better get used to wearing only girl's clothes around the house. You will be on your own soon, and you will need all the training that you have been missing for most of your life, so, at home, you be Karen, okay?" "Are you serious?" "Yes, I am, Dear. You will never be able to. For Gail that was a good thing since she was just a pound over being considered anorexic in high school. She was quite a departure for me. Most of my gal friends were usually a few pounds of short of being mistaken for Macy's parade balloons. Gail and I had only gone on one date that didn't end very well.Her locker was next to mine in school. It was great to admire her skinny bare legs and her long red hair while she was putting her things away. Finally in my senior year I got the balls up.