My lips made an 'O' as Irealized what it spelled, a cold feeling of panic creeping up my gut asthe clear understanding of where this transformation wa... taking mebecame obvious! I couldn't help but utter that name aloud, my girlyvoice almost a whisper."Babs."Long, sparkly pink nails prevented me from gripping the sink how Iwanted, the 'tinking' on the porcelain bringing my eyes down to gaze atthem, and the sparkly diamond ring on my left hand!Was that a wedding ring?"Babs, baby! I'm home!"Who. " They went to a small strip mall a block away. They had a chef's salad for lunch then decided to window shop for a while. They were in front of a women's wear shop when Karen saw a cute blouse. Karen said, "Look at that pink blouse. Isn't it pretty?" Ron said, "That is beautiful! I like the lace on it." Karen said, "Why don't we go in and see if they have it in your size?" They went in and found the blouse on a rack. Karen said, "Here it is in a size that will fit you. Why don't you buy. Itfelt like sleek,slippery snakes were growing from me, a most unpleasantsensation, they were twining together and getting longer, pushing eagerlypast my numb fingers. I almost expected to hear them hissing, or tryingto bite me.My sister in the mirror put her head to one side and watched me. A snaketouched my left shoulder and I squeaked again, squinted down to see somedark tendril creep into my vision.It wasn't a snake - it was hair. A few moments later and I had one comingforward over my. ." she started and Ferro stopped her with his hand raised."Let me finish, please. Up until this moment you have held the upper hand because I'm the outsider and you're the insider who knows how the family thinks and behaves. You have held that superiority over me from the start and never clued me in. When things between us get uncomfortable, you throw it in my face," Ferro said.He stood up and flipped the switch that opened the blinds on the window. The glow around the ring was spectacular at.