"Her face was a picture. The pen hung frozen in her fingers as she gapedstupidly. I continued smiling softly to put her at her ease and slowlyher star...led look started to grow laughter lines. The lines softened toa smile and she shook her head slowly as her eyes started to glistenwith soft dewy tears."Good gracious me! Have you undergone a sex change just to put twolittle girls right?" Uuhh, not quite. I'm not that philanthropical. I've undergone surgeryto put myself at peace."Her eyes squinted. ‘Maybe we can hang out after Saturday’s run? Go out to breakfast or something?’ He suggested as Amy headed downstairs to catch her train. ‘Yeah, maybe,’ she answered over her shoulder and waved goodbye. Once alone, she looked at the photos of the snow and sent two of them to John before settling in on the train to read persuasive essays. * * * * * John waited in the back seat of the town car, watching the students pour out of the double doors and diffuse down the wide steps that led to the. I managed to finish the 3 miles taking much longer then Mia. Then welaid down on the floor to stretch. Mia could do full splits and I wasimpressed."You're trainer will be here tomorrow and she will give you a fullworkout I studied under her she will show you amazing things."We went back to my room and Mia left me to take a shower and told me todo the same.It was hard to get the boots off they were so tight and the zipper onthe side was new. The shower felt good and I got to play a bit. All the adults ran to the scene, leaving me alone … except for the lighter (black Bic) and the half-full pack of Tall 120s Ida has left behind on the table in the excitement! I took both items and went back to our apartment, just as Dad had told me to do, and hid my treasure in my sock drawer. (Not a big risk since I folded our laundry and we each put our own stuff away.) The next Saturday Dad had to work, I took the lighter and the Talls to a remote corner of the apartment complex, where there.