February each year they have a raft race on the Tugela river. We decide to make a basic raft and enter it for fun. Tessa and myself and a few mates he...d down to the raft race start early on Saturday morning. Everyone is hectically busy setting up their rafts. I see Tessa staring at a raft in the water already that has about 10 young guys from Varsity on it. They look like they are drunk already, but having some great fun. I see what she is thinking of and remember a book I bought her some years. Alison had agreed to take me home. I had resolved not to tell Alisonabout the tattoo. Life went back to normal if you could call it normal.To all intents and purposes I was now a female, and to all my workcolleagues I was now the woman I always wanted to be.For the next four months life was completely uneventful. Mondays toFridays I went to work, prepared tax returns, provided tax advice and sawclients. Helen largely ignored me. Certainly, there were no furthersurprises. I saw Alison. My... sister's been doing it for a little while..." I think I've seen her," said Debbie."... but she had to... call me in. It's hardly women's work fixing up ahouse like that." Hey!" said Debbie, good naturedly prodding me in the arm. "A woman cando anything a man can."I chuckled. "That's what they like to think; but I have it on goodauthority that it ain't exactly true." I flashed my eyebrows. "Sorry."Debbie's expression softened into friendly bemusement. "I'll let you offthis once because. ”“Thank you. That was good to know. When you asked me to teach this class you promised $4,320. Call or text me and I will come and pick up my check and sign whatever you wish indicating they passed an introductory computer class.“Call me Friday about 11:00. It’s likely the check will be ready.”Other than picking up my check I was done with PUTS.This letter was handwritten on our lawyer’s letterhead paper:Mom and Dad, You must have had your reasons, but the fact of the matter is that you.