No one was going tocontrol him! He was his own man and everyone else could go to hell. "Laterdudes!" Jessie proclaimed as he disappeared into the hall...ays and out ofthe school."I can't do this anymore," Amanda cried on the way home. Jessie, her 13year old son, was uncontrollable. She had no idea where he went or whattime he was coming home."How did I mess up so horribly?" You didn't mess up dear," Susan countered. "He is just like his father. Itis in his genes. I am not going to see another. He wishes to be a girl," Mom said, lookingregretfully at Kelly's mom."You're telling me that that girl is really a boy? I don't believe it,"she replied.Kelly just looked at Jessica with wonder. Sandra had come over to seewhat was up now."You want to be a girl?" said Kelly to Jessica, her voice was full ofcuriosity. She started to look at Jessica more closely."Yes," said Jessica. "It appears that a lot of people don't like peoplelike me." Why not?" asked Kelly."My dad thinks I should be a boy. . you know, never mind. I'm just going to lay here for a moment and enjoy this. You can all be stoic all you like – I'm freaking glad to be outside again, and you won't make me feel guilty for it."Everyone seemed to consider my words for a moment, and before long there were a half-dozen more bodies scattered about on the ground around me, mimicking my actions and giggling madly. Duncan, Sten, and the dwarves watched us with amusement; Zevran shivered just looking at us, and Morrigan sniffed. The name stuck. They were now ‘Fitzy’s Water Rats’. From time to time I would leave reports for Dr. North, giving her updates about the tutoring and about their test scores, which were slowly climbing. The semester flew by. Christmas vacation came and went. I visited my sister, June, in Oakland and spent Christmas with her and the family. I had an absolutely wonderful time. She was glad that I was back in the states. ‘Now, we may have the chance to see you, without getting a passport,’ she.