Maybe I should leave him today.”Chapter 13A voice from the past.Vanessa's phone rings and she looks at the number and dismisses the call. The phone ...ings again and she does the same again. Vanessa is obviously distracted and loses her concentration. Susan is still talking but Vanessa is not listening. "Hey, Hey Vanessa. Are you okay?" Susan asks in a louder voice. Vanessa finally hears her and apologizes for her lapse in concentration. "I am sorry, that call got me off in another world. I am. " "Why do you have to embarrass me like that?" "Because I want to and I can. Stop and think, I am in controlnow. You WILL do as I say and you WILL not tell me what to do. I WILLdo as I please. Do you understand that you will do as I say, noquestions asked?" "I guess so." They ate in silence until Julie said she was going to take him fora real treat. He wondered what degrading thig she had in mind now. They finished eating and Julie drove them to an up-scale dressshop. They went in and. She was now looking forward tochanging his mind set to that of a real life sissy. When she wasfinished with Peter, he would obediently wear his sissy attire, makeup,feminine rituals and more importantly learn all about men. When shecompleted her mission there would be one less man to haunt womankind.She also had the added bonus of knowing that she had gotten even withher daughter for all those years of uncaring neglect.That night over cocktails after Peter had been put to bed, Irene andDoris. I hugged everyone that night. Tight squeezes, and biting back the tears. I would miss all of those surgeons and doctors, those selfless crazy geniuses, the ones that had sacrificed their sleep and sanity to become the professionals they were today. They were my friends; they were my tribe.And I would never see any of them again.We stumbled into my apartment, Wes a little tipsy from all the wine he’d drunk at the restaurant. I held him up, giggling as he sang “Dark Side” by Phoebe Ryan.“At your.