”Bruce was mortified. He tried to keep his crossdressing a secret. It was such a source of shame and embarrassment. He quickly went to the bathroom ...o shave his face and apply some makeup to at least look as feminine as possible when the taxi driver arrived with the rye. Mark and violet cuddled and kissed. Just as Bruce finished his eye liner, the knock came. Nervously he opened the door. The taxi driver looked Bruce up and down, then looked over to Mark and Violet. “That’ll be $125,” he said.. Stand up in front of the mirror, loosen my shirt and wrap the collar around my neck. Looks good. I cinch the collar. I hear it click. Feels good too. Illicit. Dangerous. Makes me a gambler. Or an idiot. I am not wearing this thing. No chance. Too fruity. I try to unsnap the collar. Nothing happens. I twist the collar around on my neck, bringing the back to the front. I toggle up the light and look at the mirror, trying to decipher the hasp and lock system. I tug and twist and pinch at the. We reached Gangtok at around seven in the evening. Shikha and Rupesh were going to stay together; Supriya and I had booked single-single rooms. The place was so cold when we reached there. I mean, for people like us who belong to the coastal lands mountains are a paradigm shift. Rupesh and Shikha said that they would be having dinner in their rooms and by that, it definitely meant that they were going to have a wild session of sex straight away and in no way they should be disturbed. I thought. “How are you doing?” I asked once we were on our way to Bucktown.“OK, I guess. I’m moving out at the end of the month.”I nodded, “I’m not surprised. Where?”He gave a wan smile, “There’s an apartment in Trish’s building available at the end of the month. My application was approved on Friday.”“Trish, huh?”“It’s not like that. She’s a good friend. I do like her a lot, but right now, I need to get my bearings. I’ve been kicked too many times.”He sighed deeply, and looked out his window. I.