I should not have had her dothat. I'm sorry.It's just that I just saw Andy on friday walking down the hall, lookingvery much like a normal boy. Now yo... walk in here and he is a she andlooking like one the prettiest girls in school. I guess I was justsurprised. Please forgive me.I will email each of her teachers and explain the situation and allowher to take the rest of her courses online. For her finals though she'llneed to come into school to take those. They can't be done online. I canset it. "Your 'true' memories." But that was my voice speaking!" Ryoko demanded astonished.Floating a few feet away Ena's expression took on a dubious cast."Well, whose would you expect?" she asked her own voice tinged with surprise and perhaps mild annoyance."But ... I've never said that!" Ryoko replied. Confusion piling liberally atop mounting alarm."Ooohhh!" Ena grimaced, straining for patience."Ryoko..." She offered, gesturing contritely."We can stop of course. While I explain the subtleties of. ‘In the way that Bruce Lee won his fights, take a lesson from him. Even he wasn’t invincible. Even he knew when to retreat. Hit and run,’ he said slamming his fist in his hand. ‘Hit and run. Hit and run. Don’t be stupid, feel invincible, and/or afraid or embarrassed to run when outnumbered and outgunned,’ he said slower while enunciating his words. ‘Strike and retreat will allow you to strike and fight again.’ As if he was fighting an imaginary enemy, he shot out his right hand in one direction. ”“It’s more than okay.” Zuri rose and hugged her, one hand stroking her back. “Take all the time you need, alright?”Looking at me, Ananya nodded. “Okay. Love you, Mom.”“I love you too, darling.” Kissing her gently, and with the briefest glance at me, Zuri walked down to the river, following Hotene’s trail.Sitting on either side of the thermal unit, Ananya and I looked at each for a long, silent minute, neither of us willing to make the first move.“I’m scared,” my daughter finally admitted, arms.