"What happened?" I knew something was going to happen because Johan and Karl werearguing so much, mostly over me. So I watched them closely. I could t...llJohan had a gun in his coat pocket, only a small one, so I thought itbest that I have one too. Since I knew Johan would not let me closeenough to pick his pocket and that Karl habitually wore the Luger he hadfrom Germany in a shoulder holster, I gave him a big daughterly hug, andsnitched it just before he had picked the Beretta from Johan's. Bastards. So much for thinking my luck had changed. But then again, why shouldn’t those guys have fun? As I trudged back up the beach, the wind further chilling my dripping body, I had to concede that getting married ought to be cause for celebration. Just because it hadn’t exactly turned out to be a celebration for me was no reason to resent the joy of others. I dried off the worst and shook out the towel so I could sit on it. Then reaching for my beach bag, I dug around inside for my mobile. When she came back, Simon eyed her, “Is everything all right?”“Oh, yes. That was just Macy.” She slid back into her seat and quickly got back into the flow of the conversation at the table. As she did, Simon mouthed the words, ‘Her sister’ to Dave and Alice.Lindsay saw him miming her sister’s name and amplified, “Yes, Macy is my older sister by two years. She lives in an area called Hyde Park in Chicago and is an apprentice architect. She takes the ‘big test’ in another year or two so that. I was still on the floor when I came to."Hello baby my you have not got a very high pain threshold, she said.Maybe you're a bit of a wimp so maybe I'm doing you a big favour ingiving you this new life. No the life I'll give you means you'll haveto be strong. Are you strong enough?"'What new life.' I thought. I felt I was dead and she was just playingwith me."Now where was I? Ah yes the why. Do you remember a very sweet youngguy who worked for you who transitioned as a female, you and it.