About the only ally Kirim had was Cass and even then Cass admitted to me that Kiria was simply determined to be just like her Mum, only with her Dad�...s attitude and intransigence into being forced to do something she didn’t want to. “Best we can hope for is a veneer of civilisation over her,” she grinned after one of our talks.That’s not to say Kiria was a bully or anything like that. If anything she’d act to deal with bullies or anyone picking on her friends or even strangers if she caught. She could be rude and insult Jack, and he would laugh it off. Blair tried to make Jack jealous by showing attention to his friend Bruce, and he tolerated that too. She had a kind of power about her that she could get away with things I don’t think a guy her age could have gotten away with.I knew I wouldn’t be a girl forever. My Aunt had made it very clear I was keeping the biological parts I had been born with and that this was all temporary until I came to learn the lessons she was teaching. . you made the list," Sally said."Wow, it looks to me like I need to go through some of my things,"Cindy said and added, "I'm beginning to think you're going to be a girlregardless if you like it or not. Thankfully it looks like you'regoing to like it." I'm in some kind of a dream," I said."Nightmare or what?" Cindy asked."Not sure yet and I've got to change and get home," I said."Tired of wearing a dress already?" Cindy asked."It's not the dress Cindy, I've got to change and get home before. Fortunately, I hadn’t lit a lamp on rising and I stepped away from the window so I could continue to watch them unseen. Their heads went back and forth, laughing at shared intimacies, whispering confidences, and before long they had passed from my sight. Taking my pitcher, I washed myself and dressed for the day, when I finished, it was 6:45. I rang the bell, and in a few moments Maurice appeared at my door, tidy and perfect. ‘You rang, Mr. MacLeod?’ I could hardly look at her without.