Ms. Streeter checked everyone in to be sure we had our resource boxes, readings, and lunches packed. It was a two-hour bus trip to Fishers for the IHS...A State Speech Tournament. I was wearing all black, including the tight t-shirt that Nicki bought me and my black beret. It wouldn't be a great outfit for my extemporaneous speech, but I was putting everything on the poem that I'd be reading. Extemp wasn't really my thing, but I hated to waste my box of research."Please don't tell me you're. .. the problem is, I just wouldn't know where to start," said Barbara. She gave another theatrical sigh."May I make another suggestion?" offered Raul."By all means, please do," replied Sandy."I know we had planned to use the hot tub later, but... how about now? We could all relax, and maybe start reward giving there," Raul proposed.As Raul's suggestion hung in the air, many looks were exchanged - covert inquiries between multiple pairs of eyes. All were attempting to verify that everyone. He hadn't had any family since he was five.Since that time, Fred knew he wasn't him. Since the time he was five, heknew he was a girl. He didn't want to be a girl, but he was. Fifty yearslater, Fred still was a five-year-old girl. He was denied the way to growup as a girl. He was stuck there.Fred thought of himself as a pervert, because what man will think he wasa girl. He didn't want to stay in contact for a long time with otherpeople, because they would see.He was the technical supervisor of. I told him it was OK and that I had a lot of stuff on my mind. With all the craziness going on I didn't feel like eating, so I grabbed some of the empty plates to take to the kitchen. My grandma grabbed my wrist and stopped me, she told me to go sit down in the den and relax a bit. I thanked her, then headed to the den. I passed John on my way there, I smiled at him and kept walking.I sat in the over sized recliner and leaned it back as far as it would go. I wanted to relax and clear my mind. I.