" You won't what?" W-wake you?" Simon didn't have time to flinch at the smack that rocked his body. Strands of hair sent identical jolts of pain as th...y parted with his scalp, and he couldn't keep the tears from leaking free."Sir," said the man. "Or master. By God, when will you get the lesson into that thick head of yours?" Another shake to emphasize the point.The boy didn't reply, holding the air in. He knew anything he said would be twisted against him. His breath threatened to burst from. Since I preferred using the stalls to sit down anyway, it wasn't like anyone at school would know. Even though I did have a close call once during drama class as we had take off our shoes and do a cave-age performance. I was lucky not to have the nylons on that day.As I moved up the grades, I was always more of a tomboy than a normal boy. A tomboy like my mother, as I considered our personalities so such the same with much the same tastes, though she preferred to dress up less than me. Like the. Later that night while lying in bed, (There were two beds in Betty's roombut we usually shared the one). Betty and I discussed the wedding, atleast as we wanted it to be.Both she and I would be junior bridesmaids, we could pick out our gownswhen mom picked out hers so we could all look something alike; as far asthe rest of the wedding party, I had no clue who would be what. I fellasleep, not counting sheep, but counting bridesmaids gowns.At breakfast the next morning mom and Jack started making. She was 17 years old and not only captain of the cheerleader and volleyball teams but also president of the school council. The memory of earning each of these positions was quite clear to her. As was growing up a girl and living her entire life as such. However, she still clearly remembered being A.J. "Very strange." Delilah mused, deciding that she might as well get used to it. Then with a chuckle, she realized that she already was. After all, she had been Delilah for her entire life. At.