” she told me. “Do you want to talk about your situation with your father?”“I did exactly what I said I wanted to do with him too. Blocked his...number. My stuff was all moved out of his place anyway. I don’t know if there’s any way he can force himself into his life, but anywhere I can resist, I will.”“Well done.” Mira told me, writing some more notes down. “How are you feeling about that?”“Free. Exhilarated. I should have done it years ago.”“It also means he won’t be paying for your tuition. ‘I know you must be sensitive about your tiny…feet.’ ‘My feet are plenty big. I’ve never heard any complaints.’ ‘Not that you stick around long enough to listen to them,’ Aaron said with a crooked grin. ‘Fuck off, Aaron.’ ‘Don’t you guys have princesses you need to save or something?’ Cass asked in a bored tone. ‘Yeah, come on man. Let’s go fire that bad boy up.’ Aaron rubbed his hands together in anticipation. ‘Aaron, sweetie, I thought we were gonna spend tonight together. I’m only in town. I confess that I had never heard the term "drag queen" beforeRolanda had uttered it. It was a reflection of the sheltered "straight"life that I had led up until that starkly life-altering evening. Ofcourse, I thought of myself as a hip young man of the world, someoneincapable of being shocked or surprised by any aspect of human sexualbehavior, so I pretended that I knew all about "drag queens", even thoughuntil then I didn't have a clue. Nonetheless, I now realized that Iwanted to learn more. Diana asked Tosha to sit, but, instead, she moved toward the food, thinking she should help rather than just sit and wait as a guest would be expected to do. Susan, almost seeming to read Tosha’s mind, motioned toward a big bowl on the counter which contained mashed potatoes, and the gravy boat sitting beside it. Tosha, amazed that someone hadn’t grabbed up the items yet, hurried over to get them. A moment later, she joined the other women as she put her food on the table.“Sit by me,” Diana.