’ She blushed at my compliments. I was deflated. She closed the door behind me. Her bitchy attitude was in place. She thanked me for the wine and th... makings for mimosas. As she walked ahead of me, I watched her hips sway under her skirt. It was then I realized she was wearing ‘the outfit’. Two long tapered candles were lit in the dining room. It was the only light in the room. She sat me down. Two places were set elegantly. ‘Open the wine, let it breathe. I will return shortly.’ With that. That evening, the three of them sat around the kitchen table discussingSam's future. His parents told him that they could tell he was not happybeing a boy. They thought the stress in his life might be from badparenting, and that they had sought counseling. It was during thatcounseling that the right questions were asked, and the signs becameglaringly obvious. Sam wished that HE was a SHE.Sam couldn't deny any of this, although he wasn't sure what signs hisparents had picked up on. . Har din door lagake jati thi. Ek din maine khidki se jhanke k dekha toh mummy ki nighty utha kar Suresh chut chat rha tha. Usne mummy se pucha”kab tak aise rahenge? hum karenge jab? “. Mummy ne kaha”mauka milte hi”. Fit kuch dino baad papa ko company k kaam se ek hafte k liye bahar jana tha. Papa Subah ko 8 bje ghar se nikle toh Maine v mummy se kaha k”aaj sham ko main apne dost k yahan jaunga aur late se aunga uske ghar birthday party he” mummy ne khus hokar han kardi. Main thik 5 baje ghar se. Grandfather told me to buy anything else there if I needed it. Grandfather had the Ethan Allen store in Tuscaloosa furnish the downstairs of the house. The Jacuzzi and dressing room were completed during the summer. Grandfather suggested that it would be better if I bought a car in Tuscaloosa.Vietnam had taught me a bit about putting things behind me. I used the trip on the airplane to get a little emotional distance from Carolyn and New York. Grandfather's health was a concern. Yet, I felt.