Everyone was very understanding in this hospital as ittranspired it was one of the centres in London for gender reassignmentsurgery. The evening befor... I went for surgery, Charlotte came to see meand brought me some lovely flowers. Little did I realise that a chance meeting in the corridor with one ofthe Nurses, Carol, a former lover of hers, was to seal my fate. It wasonly a considerable time later that I learned the truth about what hadreally happened. Apparently, Charlotte had asked her. "No, I'm afraid he is not able to stomach nothing larger than a chipmunk. He becomes terribly upset if he goes to the zoo. Often the odor of a dog or cat will be enough to make him completely sick." Groovy," Lenny pushed her hands deeper into the slash pocket of the raincoat, allowing both breasts to be bared. "And, do you like animals, Mr. Cubbings?"Cubbings blushed bright red."Yes, I should never admit it around here, but the fact is, I grew up with animals. Hunting and riding and all that. Inviting people was a snap. Emily decided to cast a little wider net than Scott and Aaron had done the year before, so she called, sent letters, or e-mailed most of the members of the class that she had contact information for. Since the party last year had garnered a reputation, it soon became clear that there were going to be a lot more people attending. Emily filled the list out a little with some people who had been a lot of help, like the Woodwards, and a handful of well-remembered. ” Anton sighed as he pulled me farther and farther away. Willoweyes neighs grew fainter. “But...I guess that's love.”“I don't love you,” I sobbed. “Please. You're hurting me.”“It's for your own good. You'll see. Once you're out of this cursed forest and thinking straight, you'll thank me. We'll get married and be happy.”Horror filled me. He wanted to take me back to the village. I would have to wear those confining dresses and work all day on the farm, raising his squalling brats, tending to.