When we were seated, mom said something that spurred meinto it, and all at once I blurted it out, telling Teri who I was, butadded that I always wante... to be a girl, and now that I was one, Ididn't want to be a boy ever again."Yeah! Duh!" she said with a grin."You knew?!" Since there aren't any other girls around here, and you've been in thesame house since we started school, I knew the minute we went to yourhouse and you called your mother mom." I felt like sinking into thechair. "But now that. So, she took an off from her office telling that she is not well. I bunked my college. I went to her house at around 10 in the morning and knocked on the door.And there she was in a white t-shirt and hot denim shorts. I said, “Hi Jaanu,” and she welcomed me with a naughty smile. As soon as I entered she locked the door and asked me to sit.I asked her for a glass of water. (some to drink and some to pour on her t-shirt) So she said, “Bhaitho, abhi laati hoon.” I drank some and poured on her. I thought your dad was going to kill you." I thought he was going to kill you. He was mad until you got up in his face about family and trust."Michelle added, "Those words mean a lot in his world. I think that because I'd invested, and that the investments were doing well, calmed him down. He thought that Nadia had ripped him off." I had a big blow out with both of my parents, but Mom took my side. There was a lot of yelling and screaming, but when Mom asked about you he said, 'That kid has. That's seven this evening for us." Aw, well I hope it doesn't go on too long. See you tomorrow!" Came the reply and three of us were left in the office.The next time I looked up towards Jackie, she was looking at me, eyebrow raised. She glanced at the clock and back to me with a questioning half-smile. I returned a little shrug and looked back down. 5:30 and I could already feel the anticipation growing, stirring in the pit of my stomach.The only colleague left silently working was Marie and.