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To all of my readers, thank you for the kind comments you left me. For many reasons that will come out in future installments, I have not had a chance to work on my story for a while. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I promise I will try and finish the next chapter sooner. Suzie's New Life (Chapter 6) When we arrived at the airport, it was 42? and very dreary. In an hour and a half, we landed in San Diego to sunny and warm, 64?, weather. I could immediately understand why people love to live down there. We checked into the condominium, that Mom and Betty had rented. The condominium had three bedrooms, Mom and Betty shared one, Jennifer, I shared the one with twin beds, and Laurie had her own. While I was becoming Suzie again, Mom and Betty went to Safeway to pick-up some food for breakfast. By the time they returned, it was time to for dinner. We decided to dress up and go to dinner. I wore the dress that Laurie had bought me when were went shopping in San Francisco. Mom asked the condominium's manager for a recommendation where to eat. She strongly recommended eating at George's at the Cove over looking the La Jolla cove, arguably the most beautiful spot in San Diego. George's was first class and wonderful. When we arrived, a valet parked our car for us and the receptionist seated us at a booth with a fantastic view of the cove. As we looked out the window, the sun was just starting to set. What a romantic setting. Mom and Betty just sat a little closer, to each other, and watched the water and the sun setting. Laurie, Jennifer and I all felt left out because we did not have anyone there to share the moment with. The waiter came and gave us their specials and we ordered. We all agreed that George's was one fantastic restaurant. After dinner, we went to the Mission San Diego de Alcala for Christmas Eve Mass. The Mission is the oldest church, of any kind, in California. While we are not Catholic, we felt it would be appropriate to attend the mass. We were welcomed and made to feel at ease. By the time we got back to the condominium, it was well past midnight. No one felt tired so we decided to exchange gifts. Everyone brought small gifts, mainly jewelry. Mom and Betty exchanged "friendship" rings and asked us what we thought of combining our homes. While this did not shock us, the idea seemed a little strange and it took us by surprise. We talked it over for almost an hour and finally agreed that it would be fantastic. We decided that, since our house was larger, Betty and Jennifer would move in with us and Betty would rent or sell her house. The subject came up about my transition and my future. They asked me, if I did decide to start living as Suzie full-time next year, did I want to stay at Johnson High or transfer to another school. I told them that I would really like to start "fresh" at a new school. Jennifer said she did not really want to change schools her senior year but, she would do it for me. Mom and Betty said, "If this was what I wanted, we would start looking this spring and summer for a place to move." Before we knew it, it was past 2:00 am and we all crashed. I was the first to wake up. I went down to the kitchen and made coffee. Soon Jennifer, then Laurie and finally Mom and Betty got up. As we sat around the table eating breakfast, we discussed what we wanted to do today. We decided to go the San Diego Wild Animal Park. It was one of the few places open on Christmas Day. It was amazing, I had been to the zoo before, but I never had been this close to "wild" animals before. We rode, actually stood, in the back of the Photo Caravan Safari flatbed truck, through the park. A giraffe stuck its head in the back of the truck and so we were able to pet and feed it. We spent all day at the Park and stopped at the de Medici Cucina Italiana restaurant for dinner. Saturday and Sunday, we went to Old San Diego, the beaches and Tijuana. Monday came around too fast and they took me to the airport. An hour and a half later, I was back in the cold dreary weather. Megan met me at the airport. On the way home, she asked if I wanted to stay with her this week. I told her that I would love to, but I had to stop by home to get some clean clothes for work. When we got home, there were messages on our answering machine from Mom and Diane. Diane invited me to a New Year's Eve party she was having and if I was interested to call her. I called her and said I would love to come to her party but, while I could get a ride there, I did not have a ride home. She asked me if Jennifer and Bill wanted to come too. I told her that I thought they already had plans to go to another New Year's Eve party. She then asked me if I wanted to spend the night. I told her that I would ask Mom. Mom wanted me to call her so she knew I made it home safely. I called her and told her that I would be staying with Megan and asked her if it would be all right if I went to Diane's party and spent the night. She said yes as long as it was ok with her parents. I called Diane back and told here that as long as it was ok with her parents it was ok for me to spend the night. She did not think it would be a problem. After last my encounter with Diane and her friends, they found out about Robert. They were amazed that I showed no signs of being a boy at the Halloween party. She thought they would understand, but would ask them anyway. Megan and I left the house and went to her apartment. I put my things away in her spare bedroom and we chatted until dinnertime. Rodger came over and all three of us went out for pizza. I had not seen Rodger since Thanksgiving, though I had talked to him a couple of times. I was afraid that I would be nervous seeing him again. However, I was surprised when I realized that I could accept him as a friend. At work, all Megan could talk about was Rodger. Seeing them together, I could tell that they were head over heels in love with each other and I was very happy for them. We got back to her apartment around 9:30 and I excused myself and went to bed. I am not sure when or if Rodger went home that night. Tuesday morning came early; I must have been tired because I slept for almost 9 hours without waking. Megan woke me up with just enough time to shower and get ready for work. Getting dressed, doing my hair and make-up has become automatic. I did not even have to think about what I was doing. I wore a skirt, short sleeve top, panty hose and flats. Megan let me drive to work and said that she thought I was a good driver. I told her that I wanted to get my driver's license with-in the next couple of weeks and that Mom said she would buy me a car. However, I had to pay for the insurance and keep my grades up. Tuesday was slow, though I made many appointments for the end of the week. Sarah and Megan gave me a chance to help them doing a couple of perms and color. The phone rang around 1:00 and I answered it. "Total Look Salon, this is Suzie may I help you?" "Hi Suzie this is Connie Johnson...You set my hair the last time I was in there...I would like to make an appointment, with you, this week for a wash and set." "I would love to Mrs. Johnson but I am not sure I can. I am not licensed." "Ask Jackie and see what she says." I asked Jackie and she said it would be all right. However, since I am not licensed I could not charge her for my services. I said thanks. "Mrs. Johnson, Jackie said I could but it will be free. I can not charge you because I am already getting paid and I am not licensed." "Well then I would love to make an appointment with you. What do you have open?" "How about 10:00 tomorrow...I will see you then." I could not believe it; I had my first customer even though I would be doing her hair for gratis, so to speak. Sarah had some free time at 10:00 and she said she would help me if I needed it. I told her thanks. Sarah had an appointment cancel in the afternoon and asked me if I wanted her to redo my highlights. I said I would love to have her do them for me. However, this time I wanted them a little less subtle, just about a shade lighter. She talked me into letting her do 3 different shades. She explained that she would weave out sections of my hair, use a mixture of 2 oz. of Matrix's Hi-Tones Ash Ash and 2 oz. of 30 Volume SoLite and wrap my hair in foil. This would be close to the color of my current highlights. On the next weave, she would use a mixture of 2 oz. of Hi- Tones Ash and 2 oz. of 30 Volume SoLite, which would be a shade lighter and wrapped in foil also. On the hair that was sticking out between the foils, she would use a mixture of 2 oz. of Color Sync 6RC, 2 oz. of Color Sync 8WN and 4 oz. of Activator, which would be close to my current chestnut brown. She sat me down in her chair. Working with the natural parting of my hair, she created a veil in a narrow eye shape 1/2" on either side of my part, extending below crown in back and she clipped the hair out of way. Then starting 1" back from my hairline, below the veil section, Sarah created V-shaped sections, including shorter and longer lengths of hair, around my head. The sections through the back of my head, between my crown and occipital bone, were lower than the front ones. She clipped the sections to secure them. Beginning at front, side, triangle section, she picked up a medium-sized diagonal slice of hair, weaved out part of the hair, applied the Ash Ash color and enclosed it in foil. She repeated the same procedure on the next section but using the Ash color. She repeated this until interior of first subsection was complete. She continued doing this until all of the V-shaped sections were complete. She then applied the brown hair color to all of the hair outside of the foils. She put me under the dryer and timed me for 15 minutes. I have found that sitting under the dryer always gave me time to think. I was thinking how happy I was to be working there and that I was much happier than I had been in years. Even though I have been working almost 25 hours a week, my grades in school were actually much improved. The only B I received, on my mid-term report card, was in Spanish. I started thinking about if I wanted to start my bicycle racing this spring when Sarah said it was time to finish up. We went over to the sink and I lay back while she shampooed and conditioned my hair. We went back to her chair and I could not wait to see how my hair turned out. Sarah said I had a few split ends and asked if I wanted a trim. I said, "Yes thanks." She trimmed my hair, taking only a half of an inch off. She proceeded to blow dry and style my hair for me. By the time she finished, it was time to go home. I looked in the mirror and immediately noticed the, little less subtle, changes. I loved the way my hair looked. I gave Sarah a big hug and said thank you. I tried to pay her but she said, "No but you can buy me lunch tomorrow." I said I would love to. Megan and I met Rodger downtown at Il Fornaio Gastronomia Italiana restaurant for dinner. Rodger immediately noticed and commented on my hair. He said it looked very good on me. Unfortunately, during dinner Rodger and Megan were so much into each other that I was feeling left out. I could tell that they were very much in love, which made me happy for them. Especially since, I was the one to introduce them. After dinner, we went to the theater and saw Titanic. At the end, Megan and I were crying and Rodger had the "what is the big deal" look on his face. I immediately fell in love with Leonardo DiCaprio. Megan and I said good night to Rodger and drove back to her place. On the way, we talked about the movie, about work, about Rodger and about me. She told me that she was head over heels in love with Rodger. I started laughing and said "Duh! You would have to be blind not to see that. There were a couple of times tonight I was going to pour cold water on you two." We both laughed. When we got back to her apartment, I went to bed and she called Rodger. After all, she had not seen him in like 30 minutes. I was sad that I did not have someone like that. Wednesday was busier and Thursday, New Year's Eve, we were booked solid. At 9:55, Mrs. Johnson came in for her, and my first, wash and set. I took her over to a sink and had her layback while I washed and conditioned her hair. We were making small talk. She told me again that I was lovely and how much I reminded her of her granddaughter Lindsay. Lindsay, who was 16 also, lived in Texas with Mrs. Johnson's son and daughter-in-law. Mrs. Johnson saw her only once or twice a year and dearly missed her. I finished washing her and took her over to the empty chair that Erica had used. Sarah came over and gave me a comb and some rollers to use. I combed some setting gel through Mrs. Johnson's hair and proceeded to roll her hair. I could see Sarah, Megan and Jackie were all at one time or another, watching me as I worked. I must have been doing something right because they just let me work without correcting me. During this time, Mrs. Johnson asked me all sorts of questions. Where did I go to school, what did I like to do for fun, did I have a boyfriend, was I thinking of becoming a hairstylist...etc. At first I was very nervous, but the more I worked and the more I chatted with Mrs. Johnson the more comfortable I became. Before I knew it, I was finished. I put a hair net on her and put her under the dryer. Jackie came over and commented on the good job I had done. While Mrs. Johnson was drying, I went back to my work stocking supplies and doing general clean up. Soon Mrs. Johnson was finished and I took her back over to "my" chair. I gently unrolled her hair and Sarah came over and showed me how to comb her out. Soon I was finished. Mrs. Johnson was very happy with the results and tried to pay me. I said thanks but I could not take any payment since I did not have a license and Jackie was already paying me. She handed me $10 and said, "Just call this a tip." She then asked if she could make a standing appointment for once a week. I asked Jackie and she said yes. I went to the book and set her up for every Wednesday at 3:30. The rest of Wednesday and all day Thursday was very hectic. I received phone calls from two of Mrs. Johnson's friends, Marie Getty and Joanne Armstrong asking for appointments for a wash and set. Again I asked Jackie and she said it was ok. I made appointments for them on Tuesday afternoon. I told Jackie that I really appreciated that she let me make the appointments. However, I felt guilty that she was paying me and not making anything off my work. She said, "Do not worry honey, it will all work out. I have a feeling that you are going to make me lots of money, in the end. Anyway you have brought two new clients into the salon and that is a good thing." Sarah had a break at 12:30 so we went around the corner to a little caf? for lunch. She asked how I liked working there fulltime and I said I loved it and was having a ball. She remarked how well I interacted with the clients and that I seemed to have the knack for doing hair. I told her that I was thinking about going to cosmetology school after I graduated from high school. Wednesday night, after work, Rodger came over to Megan's and I cooked for all of us. After dinner, I called Diane to talk about her party. She said most of the kids coming, go to the same high school that she does. She laughed and said there was going to be several cute guys coming. I laughed saying, "That is all I need right now." I asked her what I should wear and she suggested causal or dressy causal. The party was starting around 7:00. She had asked her parents, about me staying over, and they were ok with it. They had an extra bedroom since her older sister, Joni, had moved out. I told her that I had to work until 6:00, but I would get there as soon as I could. We talked for almost an hour. Mom called to let me know that they were having a fantastic time and Laurie and Jennifer would be flying in at noon tomorrow. She and Betty decided to stay over until Sunday. I told her that Diane's parents said it was ok for me to stay over at Diane's New Year's Eve. I asked Mom if I could go and take me driver's license test soon and she said yes. Thursday, being New Year's Eve, was going to be very busy. Jackie had me start scheduling appointments at 7:00 am and to have everyone finished by 6:00. I did not even schedule in lunch breaks. Because Saturday was going to be slow, she said she was going to close the salon so we all had a 4- day weekend. By the time 6:00 came around, we were all dragging. Jackie was staying home tonight, Megan and Rodger were just going over to some friends for a quiet evening, Sarah and her new boyfriend, Alan, were going out to dinner and meet up with some friends later. This was the first any of us heard about Alan, so naturally we all had to quiz her about him. He was 30 and they had met jogging and really hit it off. She was afraid to talk about him because she thought it might jinx their relationship. We all laughed and said we had to meet him. Megan drove me home; I gave her a big hug and thanked her for letting stay with her. She said, "I loved having you stay with me. You are like the sister I never had. You are welcome anytime." I gave her another hug and said, "Have a great time tonight." I walked into the house and Laurie, John, Jennifer and Bill were all there. We talked for a few minutes, John was actually starting to warm up to me. It was getting late; I had to excuse myself to get ready. Jennifer said that she and Bill would drop me off at Diane's party. I took a quick shower, set my hair in hot rollers, got dressed and did my make-up all in 30 minutes. I wore a pair of black slacks, a long sleeve silk top and black boots with 3" heels. I put on the pair of pearl earrings and a pearl on a gold chain Mom had given me for Christmas. I took the hot rollers out of my hair and teased the curls with my fingers just breaking them up. I walked into the living room and got a complements from everyone, including John. We all walked out to the car and John pulled me aside saying he was sorry he was such a jerk to me. He did not really understand why I was doing all of this. However, it seemed important to my family and me and he hoped I would accept his apology. I said, "Yes I would." I gave him a hug, a kiss on the cheek and said, "Thank you; you do not know how much this means to me." By the time they dropped me off, it was almost 7:30 and most of the kids had already arrived. I said hi to Diane's parents and thanked them for letting me spend the night. They are both very nice people. I found out that Diane's father was a lawyer and her mom was an ob-gyn. Diane introduced me to the other kids. They were all juniors and seniors from her high school. The only people I knew there was Mike and Janet. It did not take me long to realize that everyone was a couple except for me and this cute guy named Brad. I laughed and accused her for trying to set me up. She smiled and said, "Guilty as charged. I have known Brad for years and he is a nice guy. I thought you two might hit it off." The party was very nice. Diane's parents hired a DJ and a caterer for the food. While I was getting some food, Brad came over to get his food and said, "Hi." We sat down and talked. I was nervous thinking, "This is Rodger all over again." Nevertheless, Brad was very easy to talk with. He had just graduated mid-term and was leaving in 2 weeks for UCLA. He had just broken up with his girlfriend, of 2 years, and was not looking for another one. I was not sure if I was disappointed or relieved. We talked and danced. It was nice to be with a guy and have no pressure. The last thing I needed now was to become involved with someone. During the evening, I had the opportunity to chat with and get to know most everyone there. By the end of the night, I felt I had made some very good friends. I started thinking that maybe I should think about transferring to Rio High next year. Mike and Janet invited me to a Valentine's Day swing dance party they were going to. I said I would love to go. Janet said everyone was going in period costumes and she would help me find something if I would like. Before I knew it, it was midnight and I was dancing a slow dance with Brad. I found myself thinking that I wish he were not leaving for school. Everyone started to countdown to the New Year. Without even thinking, I closed my eyes and started kissing Brad. We were oblivious to everyone else. Soon I heard laughter and some of the kids saying, "Hey are you two going to come up for air?" We both turned beet red went and sat down. We were both wondering where that kiss came from. We talked for an hour and decided that since he was leaving, it would be best not to get involved, though it was clear that we were both attracted to each other. About 1:00, everyone started going home. Brad asked me if he could drop me off somewhere. I said thanks, but I was spending the night here at Diane's house. I walked him out to his car and said goodnight. He gave me a kiss on my cheek and said, "I do like you a lot." With that, he got in his car and drove off, leaving me with an empty feeling inside me. I went inside the house and Diane was beaming. "I thought you two would hit it off. When you two kissed, I knew you guys made a connection. Are you going to see him again?" I started to cry, "Probably not. He is leaving in two weeks to go to school; he just broke up with Sandra and is not interested in dating anyone now." "I am so sorry. I probably should not have tried to set you up." "No not at all, I am so glad you think enough of me to want to. I know someone is out there it is just a matter of time for me to find him. Besides knowing that guys are attracted to me is a huge boast to my ego." We talked for almost an hour and decided it was time to go to bed. She showed me where I was sleeping and I slept until 9:00. I got up and found that Diane was still asleep, but her parents were up. I went out and thanked them again for letting me spend the night. Both were curious about my transitioning. Shelly (Dr. Matson) asked me if I was seeing a doctor now. I said yes that I was seeing Dr. Snow. She said that Lisa Snow was an excellent doctor and to follow her instructions to the letter. I told them that I hoped to go fulltime by summer. Don said if I needed any legal help to have Mom contact him. I said thanks and I would. Diane came in and said good morning to everyone. We talked while Shelly cooked us breakfast. They asked me if I had any other plans for this weekend. I said no, I have Saturday off, so I will probably just study to get a head start on the next semester. It turned out that they were leaving early Saturday morning, driving to Pacific Grove and spending the night. Shelly's parents left her a small house there, which they use for a weekend home. "Suzie, I know this is short notice, but if it is alright with your Mom and my Mom and Dad, would you like to come with us?" "Yeah I guess...yes it would be fun." Don and Shelly said that they would love to have me come. Don was meeting some friends for a 12:00 tee time at the Spyglass Hill Golf Course, so they were planning to leave at 6:00. Shelly suggested that I spent the night again. I said I would have to try to call my Mom; she was still in San Diego. They let me use their phone. Mom and Betty were just getting ready to go out for breakfast. She said that if it was all right with Diane's parents, then it was ok with her. "Suzie, I love your highlights, since you are spending the night again, do you think you could do mine for me?" "Sure, haven't you found a stylist yet? What did you have in mind?" "Not yet, I have been growing my hair out, so I have not needed to go to a salon, until now. I want something less subtle than yours, more dramatic." "I can do that, let me call Jackie and see if I can get the stuff I need from the salon." I called Jackie and told her what Diane asked me to do. I asked her if I could take some of the supplies from the salon and I would pay for them later. She said, "That will be fine. Be careful that you do not over process her hair. Where are you planning on doing her hair?" "We are just going to do it here at her house." "Would you like to use the salon? My husband is watching the bowl games on the TV. If you want I could meet you there and make sure you do it right." I asked Diane and she said sure. "Thank you Jackie, I really appreciate it. Can we meet at 11:00?" "11:00 it is." We finished breakfast and helped Don and Shelly clean-up last night's party. We then took our showers and got dressed. Diane drove me by home, to pick-up some more clothes, leave Laurie a note and to the salon. As we arrived, we realized that we had not said anything to Diane's parents about getting highlights. "Oh well we will surprise mom and dad." I let us into the salon and had her look through some pictures to see what she wanted. Jackie came in and I introduced her to Diane. Jackie asked Diane what she wanted. Her hair was already a light brown, wavy and just to her shoulders. She decided on a technique called spinning lights, which would give her blonde highlights "swirling" from the top of her head. Jackie showed me her book showing what I would need. I had Diane sit down in "my" chair. I went around and gathered what I needed, and then Jackie showed me how to mix the colors. We were going to use three formulations, a lightener, a medium overall color and a multi-dimensional darker perimeter color. The Lightener used two scoops Colorgraphics Powder, two scoops of Promoter 22 and one scoop Grape Pigment. The Medium Overall Color used 1 oz. Color Sync 6G, 1 oz. Color Sync 6N and 2 oz. of Activator. The Multi- Dimensional, Darker Perimeter Color used one oz. Color Sync 5N and one oz. of Color Sync Activator. While Diane wanted more dramatic highlights than mine, she wanted it a little softer than what the picture showed. Jackie said that to soften this effect, would require me to weave subsections of hair, like Sarah had shown me how to do, instead of slicing and to leave out a section between each foil. Jackie had me comb Diane's hair into a natural fall. She showed me areas in her crown with strong growth patterns which she had me, clip out of the way. She had me section and clip five triangles of hair, extending from the crown down to just above the ear. She said that it is very important to place the triangles away from any strong whirls. Jackie then had me subdivide each triangle with three back-to-back slices explaining that the slices should pivot, so the foils radiate from a central point. Instead of lightening each slice, she had me weave out a section of the slice, lay it on a foil, brush the lightener on the weave and close the foil. I repeated the process for the two remaining slices and the four remaining triangles. After I completed the foil placements, Jackie had me brush on the medium overall color to the hair between foils. I then applied the darker perimeter color to the remaining hair. I set the timer for 20 minutes. This was much more technical than I thought it was going to be. I thanked Jackie for helping. She said it was no problem that I did a very good job. She said that I had it under control now and she was going to leave. I thanked her again as she left. Before I knew it, the timer went off. Diane went back over to the sink. She lay back and I rinsed the hair outside of the foils, so the lightened hair would not pick up any of excess darker color. I then removed all of the foils, shampooed and conditioned her hair. I blotted her hair, to remove the excess water, and lead her back to "my" chair. I asked her if she wanted me to set her hair or just blow dry and style it. She asked me to set her hair to give her some large bouncy curls. I went to the back and came out with the red 1 ?" magnetic rollers. I did the standard brick pattern and was finished in half an hour. I place a hair net over Diane's head and put her under one of the dryers. While she was drying, I touched up my hair with a curling iron. Before long, she was dry and she went back to "my" chair. I removed the rollers and just broke up her curls with my fingers. I turned her around so she could see herself in the mirror. She love the way her hair turned out. A couple of spritzs with hairspray and she was finished. I gave her a bottle of Biolage's Color Care Shampoo and their Earth Tones Gold Conditioner. Before we returned to Diane's house, she wanted to show off her hair. We stopped at Janet's, Sandy's, Laura's and Cindy's homes, they all loved her hgair. Janet said that she thought I had great talent for doing hair. I told her that I was seriously thinking of going to cosmetology school after I graduate. By the time we made all of the rounds, it was time to go home for dinner. When we walked in, Don and Shelly were both surprised. Shelly looked at Diane's hair and asked who did it and was pleasantly surprised when she found out that I did her highlights. Don was a little miffed because Diane had not said anything about coloring her hair. Shelly told him to be nice, that Diane was old enough to make her own decisions how she wanted to look. Don got that I do not understand women look on his face and said he was sorry. Shelly was just getting ready to start cooking and I asked if I could help. She said "Thank you for the offer; you can set the table if you would like." After we finished setting the table, we went to Diane's room and she showed me some new clothes she had bought with her Christmas money. She bought some darling tops, pants, skirts and a beautiful garnet red, satin silk, and a Nicole Miller dress she was going to wear to her Winter Formal. It had a sweetheart neckline, spaghetti straps and a flowing hemline cut higher in the center with a small slit. I told her that I loved her dress and she asked me if I would like to try it on since we were both about the same size. I said I would love to. Diane told me to undress while she got a strapless long line bra to wear under it. For the first time in a long time, I was uncomfortable undressing in front of someone. It had become second nature with Laurie and Jennifer but with Diane, this was different. She told me to relax that it was not a big deal for girls undress in front of each other. But, if I felt more comfortable, I could go into her bathroom and change. I told her that I was just self-conscious about my body. "Look Suzie, I know that this is difficult for you. But, as I understand it, part of your transition is to become comfortable with who you are becoming. Part of that is to be comfortable being a girl among other girls. You are more of a girl, regardless what your body looks like, than some genetic girls I have met. I will not make any judgments about you I just want to help. But, it is just a matter of what you feel comfortable with now." I just looked at Diane with tears in my eyes. She was totally accepting me as a girl and that made me so happy I started to cry. She smiled, gave me a hug and said, "Girl, you are going to be alright." I took my top and pants off and I was standing there in just my bra and panties. I took off my bra as she handed me the strapless long line bra, which she hooked up for me. I put my pads in the bra's cups and I had a figure again. She had me sit down and put on a pair of panty hose. She unzipped the dress and had me step into it. I pulled it up, put my arms through the straps and she zipped me up. The dress fit me as if it was made for me. Diane thought it looked better on me, than it did on her, we both laughed. She had me sit down and quickly put my hair into an updo. She gave me a pair of red pumps with 3" heels to put on. "Look at yourself in a mirror and tell me if you see anything other than a beautiful, sexy teenage girl." I looked at myself and had to admit that I looked good. She could not wait to take me out to show her parents. They both thought I looked fantastic. Shelly asked me if I was on hormones yet and I told her just the LHRH agonist. Shelly asked, "Do you have any idea yet when you will start estrogen?" "I am hoping that Dr. Anderson will give me a release to start in February or March." "I have not had any experience working with transsexuals, but from what I have read, I think the results you get will be fantastic." "Thank you I really hope so." "Would you mind if I consulted with Dr. Snow? I would love to get to know more about this." "Yes, sure you can talk with her. In fact, I have an appointment for my next injection in two weeks and I will let her know it is all right for you to ask her about me." "Thank you, dinner is almost ready, so go and get changed." Diane and I went back into her room and she helped me out of her dress and bra. I hated taking the dress off and I told Diane I just might steal it from her. She laughed and said I could borrow it sometime. As we were eating, Don and Shelly told me of what we were going to do this weekend in Pacific Grove. We were going to meet another family, Bob and Elizabeth Jackson and their kids Steve and Kristen. The two families had known each other for almost 20 years and were best friends. They often vacationed together. Don, Bob and Steve were going to play golf at the Spyglass Hill Golf Course. Shelly, Elizabeth, Diane, Kristen and I were going shopping in Carmel. Diane and Steve were seniors and Kristen was a junior like me. They all went to the same high school. After golf and shopping, we were all getting together for dinner. Don asked me if I had ever been to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I said no but I have always wanted to go. They had season passes so we decided to go to the aquarium on Sunday before we came home. After dinner, I offered to clean-up and said that Diane would be happy to help me. Diane gave me a half-serious nasty look and said she would love to help clean-up. Shelly said, "Suzie you are a good influence on Diane, we will have to have you over more often." We all laughed. Diane and I cleaned-up, then went to her room and talked and listened to some CD's. Before we know it, it was 11:00 and Shelly said we should be getting ready for bed. I said good night, went into the other room and crashed. Before I knew it, it was 5:30 and Diane was waking me up. I quickly showered, put on a pair of jeans, a long sleeve top, brushed my hair and did my make-up before 6:00. We were on the road by 6:10 and did not stop until we reached Santa Nella where we stopped for breakfast at Denney's. We arrived in Pacific Grove at 11:00. We unloaded the car and Don left to pick-up Bob and Steve. The Jackson's had come there many times with Don and Shelly, and fell in love with the area. They ended up buying a small 2nd home, 15 years ago, in Pacific Grove not far from Don and Shelly's house. A short time later, Elizabeth and Kristen drove up. Diane introduced us. Elizabeth was a striking brown-haired woman in her early 40's, a real estate agent and she knew Betty. Kristen was born two weeks before me; she had her mom's features and had highlights put into her hair. She was about the same size as Diane and me. We chatted for a couple of minutes. They both had heard much about Suzie but, didn't know about Robert, which was fine with me. They were glad, to finally meet me. They loved what I had done to Diane's hair. Finally, we left to go and get some lunch. We drove into Carmel and miraculously found a parking spot right on Ocean Ave, which is not an easy thing to do. We walked to the Plaza Cafe & Grill and went inside to eat. The caf? was busy so we had to wait a few minutes for a table. We sat down and started talking again. They asked me about my school, work and my family. I found out that, the two families were very close and that Diane, her sister Joni, Steve and Kristen were almost like brother and sisters. In fact, even though Steve and Diane never really dated, they were almost best friends. Steve was the brother she never had. Before we knew it, our table was ready. During lunch, we chatted more. By the time had finished, I felt I had made a new friend in Kristen and I liked Elizabeth a lot too. After lunch, we started hitting the shops. I was not really looking for anything but, I did want to pick-up something for Mom, Betty, Laurie and Jennifer. While shopping, I realized that while I had many pairs of nice earrings, I did not have any fun funky ones. I asked Diane and Kristen to help me look for some. We split off from Elizabeth and Shelly planning to meet back at the car at 4:30. We went from store to store and I found three pairs of cute earrings for me, tee shirts for Laurie and Jennifer and earrings for Mom and Betty. Diane and Kristen both bought several pairs of earrings. They say time goes fast when you are having fun and before we knew it, it was time to go back to the car. Elizabeth dropped us off at Shelly's house. We were all going to meet at the Sardine Factory at 7:00 for dinner. Don arrived home at 5:30 and was very happy. He had shot an 80, which was his course best. He said that Steve had heard that Diane brought a girlfriend and was asking about me. I suddenly turned about five shades of red. Don just laughed and said he just told Steve that I seemed like a nice girl and that he would have to make his own judgments at dinner tonight. Had I known we were going to a fancy restaurant for dinner, I would have brought some nice clothes with me. Diane came to the rescue. She had some clothes she left there and we went through her closet. We settled on a black a-line skirt that hit just above the knee, a pale pink, long sleeved, ribbed crewneck, cashmere sweater and matching low heels. I needed black hose to go with the outfit, so Diane and I took a quick trip to the store. When we got home, we took turns showering. Of course, it took Diane and me longer to get ready. After I finished getting dressed, I stood looking into the mirror. The sweater and skirt hugged my body and looked as if it custom tailored for me. Diane remarked that it looked better on me than on her and gave me a locket and matching earrings to wear. She said that she loved to wear with that sweater. It seemed like we were getting very dressed up just for a dinner. I asked Diane about it and she said, "You want to look nice to meet Steve don't you?" Here she was trying to play matchmaker again. I told her that while I appreciate her wanting to set me up, I was not ready to start dating guys yet. She just smiled at me and said, "Well see what happens." Diane proceeded to tell me all about Steve. They had known each other all of their lives and he was her best guy friend. They tried dating once, but it did not work out but they stayed close friends. Steven was shy and never really had a girlfriend before. She thought that we just might hit it off. I had to remind her that I was not like the other girls and she just shirked it off saying that things will work out for me. When we went out to the living room Don and Shelly were waiting for us. I immediately noticed that we were a little overdressed, compared to Don and Shelly. They were dressed causal. I gave Diane a nasty look and she just smiled. We got in their car and drove to the Sardine Factory. The Jackson's arrived at the same time as we did. Diane introduced me to Bob and Steve. Steve was about 5'10" and 150 lbs with dirty blond hair and piercing blue eyes, he was so cute. He looked at me and you could see that he was shy. He wanted to say something but kept quiet. When we went into the restaurant, Diane made sure that Steve and I sat next to each other. During dinner, I found out more about Steve from Diane than from him. He was very nervous and did not speak very much, I caught him looking at me several time and then quickly look away. After dinner, we decided to all come over to Don and Shelly's house to talk, play cards or a game. The adults played bridge and we kids played Monopoly. We played for a couple of hours, talking and laughing. Toward the end, Steve was loosening up and we actually had a nice conversation. By the end of the evening, we had become friends. Around 11:00, the Jackson's went home. Diane and I went to her room and she could not wait to see what I thought of Steven. I told her that I thought he was nice and cute but I was not ready to start dating yet. She offered to help me anyway, she could. The next morning we got up, packed our things and went to Denny's for breakfast. Don and Shelly again offered their support for my transition. I thanked them and said that it meant a lot, to me, to have them accepted me enough as a girl that they allowed Diane to ask me to come along this weekend. I spent a few minutes asking Shelly what she thought of the different hormones that were available. She said she just had some basic knowledge of how they worked on transsexuals. She said that she would research it more and let me know. Don said that if I needed help in legally changing my name and/or gender he would help. We got at the Monterey Bay Aquarium just as it opened. This was the first time I had been there. It is an amazing place. It took us over 4 hours to go through it. The highlight, for me, seeing the divers hand feed the sea otters. However, all good things have to end and after a quick bite of lunch, it was time to go home. On the way home, we chatted some more until both Diane and I fell asleep. I woke up and stared out the window thinking about the last two weeks. This has been the most rewarding time for me, since I started all of this. Everyone has completely accepted me, I have made new friends as Suzie and Jackie has let me do more than I really should be able to do at the salon. That September day, Mom caught me, seemed like it was ages ago. During this whole time, I did not think of Robert for more than a few minutes. I started getting sad to think I would have to go back being him tomorrow. Life was not fair; I hated Robert, even though I knew that he was very much a part of who I was. Being Suzie was so natural for me, that I knew it would be hard to try to be Robert again. Even for just a few hours at school. As we got home, Mom and Betty just drove up. I introduced Betty to Don and Shelly. I said goodbye to Diane and thanked Don and Shelly for letting me come. They told Mom that if there was anything that they could do to help me to please feel free to call. Mom said thanks and she would call. As we walked to the house, Mom commented on my new highlights and thought they looked fantastic. However, she was worried that I might be going to fast. I told her that I was to the point I did not care what anyone else thought. She just smiled and said, "Just remember that I love you and support you. But, I don't want you to cause anymore trouble than is necessary." I hugged her and said, "Thanks Mom I love you too." We went into the house, and Jennifer and Laurie were there. They asked how everything went. I told them about shopping in Carmel, meeting the Jackson's and going to the Aquarium. I asked them about what they did in San Diego after I left. I told them that I was feeling very torn. I had had an incredible week but missed spending time with them. Mom reassured me that there would be many more opportunities in the future. Jennifer and Betty were going to start living with us today. They were planning to take the next month to consolidate what we all had. We decided to take the best from both households. What we did not use, we would sell, store or give to away to Goodwill. I said, I would help in anyway, I could. Betty would sell her house, then this summer after school is out Mom would sell ours and we would combine our resources and buy another, nicer, home. In the mean time, we would start discussing where we would want to live. Jennifer, Laurie and I went to Laurie's bedroom and started to talk about our week and weekend. First, they had to comment on my new highlights and Jennifer wanted me to do hers too. I told her I would. It turns out that they spent much of their time down at the beach, but also went to Sea World and Tijuana. I told them about my week at work. How I gained two new clients and my weekend in the Monterey area. We talked until almost 10:00 when it was time to get ready for bed. For the time being, Jennifer and I were going to share Laurie's room and she would take mine. Then we would move our clothes and then permanently make the change. I woke up the next morning very depressed. The thought of having to become Robert was really brining me down. Getting ready, I could not help myself and I put on just a little subtle eyeliner, clear nail polish, and small hoops in my ear lobes and pulled my hair back into a high ponytail. I put on my panties, an AAA cup bra, a camisole, a pair of Suzie's jeans and a sweater. Jennifer was going to take me to school so I just called out "Goodbye," to Mom and Betty as I was going out of the house. When Jennifer saw me, she gave me a "you are going to cause trouble look on her face" look. On the way to school, she said that she thought I looked fantastic but that I was going to cause a stir. When we got to school, I got the usual looks and snide comments about being a pretty, little sissy boy. Every one of my teachers in my first three classes had me stay after class and asked me what was going on. I told them all the same thing that I was seeing Dr. Anderson and starting to transition to becoming a girl. They were stunned but wished me good luck. On the way to class, I had to use the bathroom. Without even thinking, I went into the girl's bathroom and immediately to a stall. The bathroom was empty, but soon I heard some girls come in. I thought it would be best to try to wait them out. Nevertheless, it started getting late for my next period and they were not leaving. I thought I would try to sneak out without drawing too much attention to myself. I pulled off the band, holding my ponytail back, and let my hair fall around my face and shoulders. I left the stall and quickly headed for the door without looking back. One of the girls called out, "Hey, aren't you going to wash your hands?" I instinctively turned around and they saw my face. "Oh look it is that pretty little sissy Robert or should I say Roberta. What are you doing in the girl's bathroom you pervert?" I looked around and there was Maggie Wilson and three of the "mean" girls in there together. I knew this was going to be trouble for me. I just looked at them and said I was sorry that it was just a mistake. "I don't thick it was a mistake I think you wanted to take a peak at us, you pervert." I started to get worried. These girls were always in trouble or causing it. They continued, "Oh she is to pretty to be a boy. Look she has highlighted her hair and is even wearing eyeliner. I'll be she is even wearing panties, grab her!" They grabbed my arms, pushed me up against the bathroom wall, pulled up my sweater and saw the camisole and bra. "I knew it go and get Mrs. Preston (the principal). In the mean time, since she wants to look like a girl I think we should help her," said Maggie, as their leader. "Please just let me go I don't want any trouble." "Too late freak," as Maggie grabbed my chin with one hand and proceeded to put lipstick on with the other, "if you squirm, then you will get this all over your face and not just your lips." What could I do I just stood there while she put the lipstick on. Maggie then pulled out her eye shadow and eyebrow pencil. Just as she was finished, I heard the door open. They immediately released me and acted nonchalant. Mrs. Preston walked in and demanded, "What is going on here? Robert is that you?" "Yes Mrs. Preston", was all I could think of saying. "We came in here and found ?her' standing there putting on ?her' makeup," Mandy lied. The other girls backed her up. Mrs. Preston told me to go to her office and wait for her there. As I was leaving, I could hear her telling the girls, something about not believing them and that she would find out what happened. Here I was walking to the principal's office, with my hair down and wearing makeup. I noticed that most of the kids, going to class, did not pay any attention to me. I could tell that for the brief moment we passed they did not recognize me and thought I was just another girl walking to class. I did run into Stephani. At first, she did not notice me either. As we got closer, I made the mistake of saying, "Hi!" She stopped with a do I know you look on her face. Then her eyes got big, "Robert...err...Suzie? Oh my God what are you doing?" "Hi, Steph, I had to go to the bathroom real bad and without thinking, I automatically went into the girl's bathroom. No one was in there and I just went to a stall. About the time, I realized my mistake, Maggie Wilson and her friends came in. I tried to wait them out but it was getting late and they were not in any hurry to leave. I let down my hair to hide my face and tried to sneak out but they caught me. They started harassing me and said as long as I was going to try to look like a girl; I might as well have some makeup on. Two of the girls pinned me against the wall, one went to get Mrs. Preston and Maggie proceeded to put lipstick and eye shadow on me. Mrs. Preston told me to go to her office and wait for her." "Wow, I must say that you do look good. They were probably jealous." We both laughed. We quickly caught up on our Christmas breaks but had to say goodbye as she had to get to class and I had to get to Mrs. Preston's office. I did notice one guy check me out, until he realized who I was and I immediately saw daggers come out of his eyes. When I got to the principal's office, Mrs. Preston had not arrived yet. Mrs. Bergeron, the receptionist was on the phone and I tell she was talking to Mom and telling her that Mrs. Preston wanted her to come and pick me up. She hung up the phone and told me to have a seat while I waited. While I was waiting, several kids came and went to and from the office. Most ignored me, but a few did recognize me and I could hear and see them snicker. I could only imagine what was going through their minds. The longer I sat there the madder I started to get. After all, I was not the one who had done anything. Sure, I made a mistake, but Maggie and her friends assaulted me and put the make up on me, well everything but the eyeliner. As I was sitting there, Mrs. Bergeron came over and offered me a wipe to remove my makeup. As I took the wipe, I started thinking, which sometimes causes me trouble. Why should I take off the makeup? Even though they were trying to embarrass me, lipstick and eye shadow actually looked well on me. I handed her the wipe back and said no thanks I wanted to leave on the makeup. She gave me a strange look and went back to her desk. Soon, Mrs. Preston came in and took me into her office. "Ok Robert, tell me what happened? Those girls told me one story now I want to hear your side of it." I told her about how and why I mistakenly went into the girl's bathroom. I told her all about Suzie, my life, my job and my family. How I had spent the last three weeks as Suzie fulltime. "I am not sure what to do with you. I asked Mrs. Bergeron to call you mom and ask her to come down so we can talk about this. I sympathize with the fact that you seem to want to become a girl. But, we can't have you causing this kind of disturbance. Regardless how you feel and make yourself look, we can not have you using the girl's bathroom." "But, Mrs. Preston, it was an accident." "I realize that, but we have to figure out how to handle this." We talked for another fifteen minutes, or so, before Mom showed up. Mrs. Preston told her what had happened. Mom said she was not that surprised because she has pretty much stopped thinking of me as anyone other than Suzie. I started to cry and said thanks Mom. We talked for almost an hour and came to the agreement that, while at school, I would dress and act in a way that would not cause a problem. I told her that I was not comfortable using the boy's bathroom. She suggested that if I had to use the restroom that I could come and use the one in the teacher's lounge and I would have it to myself. The conversation came around to my and Suzie's future. We told Mrs. Preston that, if all went well, this spring I would be starting on hormones and start living fulltime as soon as school was out. She asked about school next year and we told her that we were going to move so I can start in a new school as Suzie. By the time we finished talking there was only half an hour left before I got out of school, so Mrs. Preston told me to go home. She and Mom both laughed when I said I really should go to class. Mrs. Preston told me to go home and tomorrow to come looking a little more like Robert and less like Suzie. As Mom and I were walking out to the car, she just had to say, "I told you something like this might happen and that you have to be careful." "Yes Mom. I know. I will try and be more careful in the future." "I know it is hard for you honey. We have an hour and a half before your appointment with Dr. Anderson. What should we do?" "Mom, do you think we might have time to go to the DMV so I can get my license?" "We can stop and see how much of a wait there will be." When we got to her car, she handed me some wipes, "But first you need to take off that makeup." "Yes Mom," as I took the wipes, using the mirror on the visor, I removed all of my makeup. She then gave me the car keys and told me to drive. When we got to the DMV, we found that there was a fifteen-minute wait and the test would take about half an hour. I signed up and we waited for them to call my name. The DMV examiner was a woman in her early forties and had to check and recheck my paper work. She could not believe that I was a boy. I think I got her mad when I offered to prove it to her. Anyway, I had no problem passing and I finally had my driver's license, even though it was in Robert's name. On the way to Dr. Anderson's, I changed my clothes. I got into the back seat, took my jersey, AAA cup bra and camisole off. I put on one of my demi cut B cup bar and inserts and a long sleeve print blouse. I was already wearing a pair of Suzie's jeans so I just removed my running shoes and socks; put on a pair of knee high nylons and a pair of pumps with 2" heels. Mom stopped long enough for me to apply my make-up. I let my hair down again, ran a brush through it and I was Suzie again. While I was getting dressed, Mom asked me how much money I have saved. I told her that I had managed to save almost $1,000 already. Mom was impressed. She said, "As soon as we finished moving Betty and Jennifer in, we will go and look for a car for you. Remember though, that you will have to pay for your insurance and gas." I told her that I knew and "Thank you, I love you very much." By the time we arrived at Dr. Anderson's office, I was back to my happy, optimistic and self-confident self. We had to wait a couple of minutes for Dr. Anderson to finish with her previous patient. Diane loved my hair and was impressed with my progress. She told me that her brother/sister, who lives in the Portland, Oregon area, had her surgery scheduled for June. I told Diane that I was happy for her sister and I was a little bit jealous. Dr. Anderson opened the door and called me into her office. I thought this was a little strange because I had not seen anyone leave. As I walked in, there was a woman, in her mid twenties sitting there. "Suzie, this is Maria Fuentes, please site down. I asked Maria to stay because, like you, she also transitioned early in her life. She came to me when she was 17 and I worked with her pretty much as I have been working with you now. At first she too, thought I was going too slow....Maria please finish the story." "Hi Suzie, it is nice to meet you. Like most of us, I guess, I knew from an early age that I needed to become a girl. I was the youngest of three boys. My brothers were 10 and 12 years older than I was. They always kidded me about being an oops baby. Later on Mom confessed that she let herself get pregnant again hoping to have a girl. She was disappointed when I was born a boy. When I was very young and Dad and my brothers were not around, she would dress me as her little daughter. I had long curly hair until I started school. Dad insisted that I get a regular boys haircut. Mom told me that she and Dad almost got a divorce over me and my hair. Mom said that I cried the whole time I was getting my haircut. Our dress-up times also ended. I remember missing wearing dresses and having Mom fuss over my hair. As I grew older, the desires did not diminish. When I was eleven or twelve, I found that my desire to dress and act as a girl became strong. I started to grow my hair longer and when my Mom and Dad were gone, I would try on my Mom's clothes, make-up and style my hair as good as I could. When I was 15, my brothers had both moved out of the house, it was just Mom, Dad and me. Mom and Dad had gone out for the evening, and this gave me a chance to become Maria again, at least for a little while. By now, my hair was between 5" and 6" long. I undressed and put on one of my mom's bras, stuffed with her panties, and a pair of her panties. I put on one of her tricot robes and started curling my hair with her curling iron. When I finished I started applying her make-up. That is when I heard, ?What the hell are you doing? Elizabeth, come here.' It was my Dad. They got their dates mixed up and the play; they were going to, was the following week. Mom came into the bathroom and tried to have a shocked look on her face, but somehow I did not think she was that shocked. To make a long story short, we talked about me, Dad blamed Mom because of the way she treated me when I was younger and that no son of his was going to become a sissy boy (too late Dad). He ignored the problem thinking it would go away. Mom was more sympathetic but tended to go along with Dad. I took me over 2 years to convince them that this was not going away and they took me to a psychologist who referred me to Dr. Anderson. I thought finally I could start hormones and start living as a girl, wrong. I had to meet with her for almost 6 months before she would even consider letting me have hormones. I hated her and felt very frustrated for going so slow. I wanted to start living as Maria right away. Finally, she did approve me to start hormones a few months before I turned 18. Dad and Mom finally came to accept me as their new daughter. Mom was actually quite happy about it. The day I turned 18 I started living as Maria and have not had any regrets." "Wow" I said, "Do you have any regrets now?" "Not at all, in fact I am just glad that Dr. Anderson made me wait. Thinking back, I now realize that by waiting I was to better able to understand what I was going to be going through. Trust her, when she says ?Go for it', you will be ready." We talked for about 15 minutes and she gave me her phone number and said that if I ever needed someone to talk with, give her a call. We hugged and I thanked her. Dr. Anderson said that she found that those going through transition, found it helpful able to talk with someone who has already gone through what I was going to go through. Maria got up to leave and I said I would call her. I gave Dr. Anderson my diary and she spent a few minutes looking at it. We then, spent the next half an hour talking about what had happened the last month. She said that she was very happy with my progress and was not concerned what happened at school today. In fact, she would have been more surprised if I had not tried to push the envelope, so to speak. "Suzie, I am very pleased at your progress. You are not the same person who came in here four months ago. You are more, female in your actions and thinking then many genetic girls your age. It took Maria almost 9 months to be at the point you are now. I had her start hormones because she was almost 18. If she had been your age, I would have held off a little longer. In your case, I am going to recommend something that I rarely do. That is, starting you earlier than we had originally planned on doing. Give it another month. During that time, I want you to do some serious thinking about where you want to go and what you want in life. In the mean time, I will contact Dr. Snow and have her set you an appointment for one month from today to start your hormones. She will probably want another blood test, so have her do that the next time you go into see her. How does that sound?" I was almost speechless and tears of happiness started rolling down my cheeks. "Oh, Dr. Anderson, I have wanted to hear that ever since I started seeing you. I just wish I could start today." "Patience you dear, at least you can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. When we meet next month, we will discuss all of your options. We will start setting your path to be able to become Suzie fulltime." We talked for a few more minutes then she asked Mom to come in. Dr. Anderson told Mom what we had discussed and what the timetable would be for me. The whole time I could not stop crying because I was so happy. All of a sudden, it seemed like my life had meaning. Before we left, Dr. Anderson cautioned me that as far as school goes, not to push the envelope too much. There is a very real risk that I someone might assault again, maybe even physically hurt this time. She said some girls transition at their school others change schools for a "fresh" start. Whichever path I decided to do, it would have to be my choice. I told her that I was thinking of changing schools, but had not really decided yet what I was going to do. We thanked Dr. Anderson and went home. Betty, Laurie and Jennifer were all there and I could not wait to tell them my news. They were all happy for me and we decided to go out to eat to celebrate. After dinner, I had to call Diane, Stephani and Janet and tell them of my good news. They were all happy for me and Steph said it was about time I got some girl juice flowing through my body. Tuesday at school was as I thought it would be. It seemed like everyone had heard about what happened. I could hear kids whispering things like, "Did you hear what happened to him? I always thought he was somewhat strange. What an f_ _king faggot. I always thought he acted like a girl," and many other comments. I had lunch with Stephani, Amber and Connie. They told me, "Just ignore everyone." That I had to do what was right for me. We talked through lunch and they wanted to get together Friday night and go out. I said thanks, but for the next couple of weeks I was going to be busy helping Jennifer and Betty move. After school, I went directly to work. Mom let me drive her car so for the first time so I did not have to depend on someone to give me a ride. When I got to work, Jackie asked me to come to the back room and showed me the work cart the Erica left behind. It contained her hair rollers, perm rods, scissors color brushes and everything else she used while working there. Jackie said Erica came in this morning to show everyone her new baby. She said she was not coming back. In fact, she was not going to continue hairstyling. She asked Jackie to see if someone wanted to buy her stuff and wanted to know if I was interested. I said I was, but was not sure I could afford to. I told her that Mom was going to buy me a car and I had to pay for the insurance. She told me to call Erica and see what we could work out. I called Erica and we chatted for a few minutes came up with a price of $100 for everything and I could pay her as I got the money. I thanked her and said that I would love to see her baby sometime and if she ever needed a babysitter to give me a call. She said thanks. As I walked back into the main salon area, I saw Marie Getty was waiting for me. She said she knew she was early, but hope