" What about Robbie?" Mikee suggested."Went shopping with her dad." So we're third choice?" Mikee said, trying to fake sounding hurt."Sixth, actually....There was Paula, and Allie, and Alana." Alana wouldn't have anything to do with you," Kelly said with a giggle."Yeah, you're not a senior." Okay, fifth."We'd arrived at the steps in front of my trailer. "I don't know if I want to be fifth," Mikee said and pulled away."It's okay by me," Kelly said and snuggled close."Me too," Mikee admitted and. There is little I can do to help Ninay with her feelings. So we just ride them out. Her worst problem is that no one, not even Pan will support her tantrums and childish behavior. Pan is the clearest on this and that is what has been sending Ninay over the top. Pan's subservient behavior undercuts Ninay's bad girl stuff. Ninay is out of step with the entire family.It is Ann who finally cuts the floor out from under Ninay one evening at the supper table when she tells Ninay to shape up or leave. She fights back tears. She cannot believe that it happened—that any of it happened. And it wasn’t just once, twice or even three times. It was multiple times over the course of several hours.Thinking of her yoga, Rory begins to get her breathing back under control. She flushes the thoughts from her mind. It is hard because of the repulsive things she had done not but a few hours ago and all afternoon. Slowly, she pulls aside the covers and pushes her legs over the side. Her feet touch the soft. I was posed variousmoral questions and dilemmas. I thought hard before each answer, and Ithink my answers were good.That afternoon, we were told to make ourselves look as good as possible,and present one last speech to the decision panel. So I showered anddressed, put on a suit and tie, to make myself as neat and presentable asI could. I gave what I hoped was a good talk on what I could contributeto society, what a good citizen I was, and why I deserved to be male.*****And so that brought me to.