I am Tami
By
Tami Lynn Benevento
As I finish putting on the last of my makeup, I look at myself in the
mirror. I am a 25 year old woman but in the back of my mind that
doesn't seem right. I remember growing up as a girl but, that too
somehow didn't seem right either. I loved being a woman; I couldn't
imagine ever wanting to be a guy. But somewhere back in my subconscious
I am thinking that maybe I should have been born a guy. But, that
thought quickly disappeared and I finished getting ready for my date
with Steve tonight.
Steve is a couple of years older than me and we met two years ago
through some mutual friends. We hit it off right away and have been
dating exclusively since then. Tonight Steve is taking me to the nicest
restaurant in town. I think he is going to pop the question to me. We
have talked about getting married, we both want to have kids and have
very similar views on life in general. I was so hoping that he would
ask me I love him so much.
When Steve picked me up, he seemed very nervous, which I thought was a
good sign. As we were eating, he got down on one knee, proposed to me
and handed me a ring that had to be at least ? of a carat in size. I
couldn't say yes fast enough and everyone in the restaurant clapped. I
was so happy that I didn't hear or see anything but Steve.
The only thing that made this moment sad was that my parents and sister
weren't able to enjoy it with me. They were killed in an automobile
accident 7 years ago. I think one of the reasons, and there many, that
I love Steve is because of his parents, especially his Mother Sophie.
Steve is an only child and I became their "adopted" daughter. I love
them as much as I loved my own parents. Many times when I needed a Mom
to talk with Sophie was there for me.
We spent the rest of the dinner talking about what kind of wedding we
wanted. Well to be truthful, I did most of the talking and Steve just
kind of shook his head in agreement. After dinner Steve was drove me
home, where he was going to get lucky tonight. Out of nowhere another
car runs an intersection and T-bones Steve's car on my side. I sense
that the fire department, ambulance and paramedics are there getting me
out of the car. I kind of remember getting to the hospital and then I
black out.
I don't know how long I was out; I sensed that the Doctor saying that I
was in a coma. I sense that Steve, his parents and some of my friends
are constantly by my bedside. But what I mainly sensed was a series of
dreams that I had. But they seemed more real than other dreams I have
had. They were more like I was remembering things in my past...
It was the first day of my 1st grade class. We had just moved to town
and Mom had driven my older sister Susan, she was in the 3rd grade and
me to school. I was scared and didn't want to go. Mom convinced me that
it was alright and walked me to my classroom. My teacher Ms. Stone was
very warm and friendly and made me feel at ease. She had the entire
class stand up and say their names. I stood up and said "John Savage".
Wow where did that come from? At recess I met this boy Frank. We
immediately hit it off and became best friends.
As my "dreams" continued, I could see myself growing up. My life is as
I remembered it, well sort of. But in my "dream I wasn't Tami, I was
this John Savage guy. Frank and I stayed best friends all through
school. We were inseparable. We did everything together and looked out
for each other.
I was involved in sports and dated girls. Frank introduced me to my
girlfriend Lisa. He dated Lisa a couple of times but, thought we would
be more compatible, as a couple. We double dated to the Junior and
Senior proms and the winter formals.
Frank Wagner was one of those once in a lifetime friends. Why hadn't I
dated him? Why wasn't he the one that asked me to marry him instead of
Steve? I remember being so confused.
We had graduated from High School and started the local Community
College. I wanted to major in business and he wanted to major in
Biology. We did though manage to have an English1A class together.
One Friday in October, we cut class and went up to the mountains to go
deer hunting for the weekend. We made camp and hunted that afternoon,
seeing nothing. Friday night we sat around the fire, ate and talked
about life in general. After we were all finished talking we retired to
the tent to get some sleep. As I was lying there, with Frank laying a
few feet away from me, I was trying to figure out why I hadn't ever had
sex with him. He was tall, very good looking and if we were married, I
just knew that we would be celebrating our 75th anniversary someday.
But why hadn't I slept with him and why was it that I never had sex
with Lisa either? Was I a lesbian or straight, and why was I head over
heels in love with Steve instead of Frank or Lisa? I came to realize
that while Frank was my best friend in the world, I wasn't attracted to
him. I wasn't sure why but, I was thinking of him as a brother.
Saturday morning we got up before the sun rose, made a quick pot of
coffee and took off. Again, we saw nothing and went back to camp for
lunch.
Saturday afternoon we went out again, parked my truck and we took off
on foot hiking some old logging roads. We had been gone for about an
hour when we heard a shot and someone cry out in agony. Thinking that
someone was accidently shot, we ran over to where we heard the noise
come from.
As we came to a clearing we saw a parked Suburban and two men, one
holding a pistol, standing over a third man who was obviously in a lot
of pain. We watched for a couple of moments. The guy holding the gun
was saying something to the guy laying down and not getting the results
he wanted. He raised his gun again but, before he had a chance to
shoot, Frank yelled "Stop".
The man with the gun immediately turned around and in one swift motion
shot Frank in the chest. Instinctively, I raised my deer rifle and shot
the man. His partner turned to me and I got off a second shot killing
him too. While it seemed like all of this took forever, it actually
probably took less than 15 seconds.
I ran over to Frank and he was dead. Oh my God, what was I going to do
now? I went over to where the men were; I have watched enough cop shows
to know to first get all of the guns away from the bodies. The two men
I had shot were dead too. I was so mad I kicked the man and emptied my
rifle into him. I went over to the wounded man; he had passed out from
the pain. I checked him out and saw that he was shot in the knee cap.
Not knowing what else to do, I made a bandage out of my tee shirt, and
put it on the wounded man's knee. I tried to call on my cell phone but
there was no signal in the area. I took the wounded man and put him in
the back of the Suburban. I didn't want to leave Frank there so I put
him in the back of the Suburban too.
I took off driving like a madman. I needed to get this man help and the
closest hospital was over two hours away. But I knew there was a Forest
Service Station on the way and I decided to drive there and hopefully
they could help.
After I had been driving for half an hour, the man in the back sat up
and started yelling, "Who are you and where are you taking me?" This so
startled me that I immediately swerved so that he was thrown against
the side of the Suburban knocking him back out.
A few minutes later, I was pulling into the Forest Service Station. I
ran into the office and told one of the Rangers what had happened and
that I had a wounded man in the back of the Suburban. I also told them
that I didn't know if this guy was good or bad.
They grabbed their first aid kit, took a look at the man and put a set
of hand cuffs on him to be on the safe side. The Rangers called 911 to
get help. They said that a Medivac, air ambulance would be there in
half an hour. They also called the local Sheriff's Office and the FBI,
as this was on Federal land, and reported the shootings.
As we were waiting for the helicopter, the man came to. He started
asking all sorts of questions, where am I, who are you, what happened.
"Slow down, my name is Mark Simpson and I am the head Ranger here. This
young man, (Huh?), found you after you had been shot and before those
two guys had a chance to finish you off. He saved your life. Now relax
we have a Medivac helicopter coming to take you to the hospital. You
don't have any identification on you; would you please tell me your
name?"
"What only two guys? I need to use your telephone right now."
"You aren't going to use the telephone or go anywhere until you tell me
who you are and why those guys were trying to kill you. The Sheriff's
office should be here before the Medivac comes and you can tell me now
or tell them later. The choice is yours."
"You don't understand. I can't tell you anything about me. But, I do
need to make a phone call." With that he passed out again.
Soon the helicopter landed and they loaded the man and Frank's body on
it and took off.
"Ranger Simpson, I need to call Frank's parents and tell them what
happened."
"Sure no problem, come in here."
"Hi Mrs. Wagner, this is John...No everything is not all right, Frank
and I were hunting and..."
I told her everything that had happened and told her that I would come
by as soon as I got back into town. It was strange, but in the back of
my mind, I seemed to remember Frank being killed in an automobile
accident along with my parents and older sister, who he was dating.
I was sitting in a daze, thinking of all that happened and why all of
this didn't seem right when the local Sheriff's Department showed up.
They questioned as to what had happened and took me back out to the
crime scene. When we got there, the bodies were gone. At first the
Deputies thought I was confused as to the location until I showed them
the blood where Frank had laid. They immediately secured the crime
scene and called for the County's CSI team to show up.
While one Deputy waited, the other took me back to my truck. As we
drove up to my truck, one of the first things I noticed was that the
passenger side window had been broken. I didn't have anything valuable
in my truck and nothing seemed to be taken. The Deputy didn't believe
in coincidences and called for a tow truck and another Sheriff's unit
to come and take me home.
A couple of hours later, I had broken camp and was home. As we drove up
to the house, I noticed that the front door was open and I had a funny
feeling. I asked the Deputies to check out the house for me. They went
in and one came out a minute later talking on his radio.
"I am sorry John, but someone has shot your parents and sister."
"Are they still alive?" I managed to get out
"Your parents are dead, but your sister is still alive."
I rushed into the house and immediately threw up when I saw my parents.
Someone had shot them in their heads, blowing out their brains. Susan
had been shot in the head too, but she was still alive. I hugged her as
the paramedics and the police drove up.
The paramedics stabilized Susan and they took her to the hospital and I
rode with them. While I was at the hospital, waiting to hear about
Susan, two men walked up to me flashed their FBI badges and asked me,
"Are you John Savage?"
"Yes I am."
"I am Special Agent Johnson and this is Special Agent Ramirez. We would
like to ask you a few questions about what happened today...."
I told them everything that had happened. When we were almost through,
Agent Johnson's cell phone rang. He said a couple of things, listened,
look at me and said that he understood.
"We need to talk some place a little more private."
He talked to one of the nurses and she led us to a private office. We
sat down and Agent Johnson started talking, "The man, whose life you
saved, was actually a man by the name of Amir Abdul. He was a deep
undercover agent with the FBI. He had infiltrated a very large and
powerful Al-Kida cell here in the US. He became comprised when someone
recognized him. They took him out to the middle of nowhere where they
had just begun to torture him, that's when you and Frank showed up. The
two men you killed were the sons of Rashid Mansur, the leader of the
cell.
It seems that there was a second vehicle in the area and they are the
ones that probably took the bodies and broke into your car. We are
assuming that they found out where you lived from your registration. We
are also assuming that they thought that one of the local Sheriffs
would probably bring you back to your truck. We think that they went to
your house, looking for you to return. When they saw your parents and
sister, well they couldn't leave any witnesses behind.
Anyway, long story short, you have a very big price on your head right
now. From this point on, you can never go home or have contact with
your friends and/or family. To do so would not only endanger you, but
them too. Do you understand?"
I sat there in a state of shock, it was almost beyond my comprehension
to be able to understand what all had happened. I told him, "Yes", but
wasn't really sure of everything he had said. He said that I would be
put into the witness protection program.
We talked for a few more minutes when there was a knock on the door. It
was the Doctor wanting to give me an update on Susan. It seems that she
was technically brain dead, but for now she was stable. He also said
that with-in the next couple of days, her body would shut down
requiring life support to keep her alive. Since I was her only living
relative, I had to make the decision what to do. The Doctor was kind,
sympathetic and told me to take my time thinking it over.
In the meantime he let me go in and see Susan. She laid there with
tubes coming out of her mouth and nose. It was hard to see her like
that, but I could tell that she wasn't in any pain. I stayed a few
minutes then Agent Johnson said we had to go and get me to a safe
house. I kissed her goodbye and we left.
The "safe house" was actually a nondescript single story ranch style
house in the middle of a subdivision. We drove into the driveway, the
garage door opened and we drove into it. Once inside, Agent Johnson
showed me my room and told me to clean-up and then try and get some
sleep. I guess I was more tired because as soon as my head hit the
pillow, I was out like a light.
The next morning I woke up to the smell of bacon and coffee. Agent
Ramirez had cooked breakfast and I was famished. As I ate, he told me
that another Agent would be coming by shortly to discuss my options
with me.
About 10:00 Agent Madeline McQueen showed up. She was in her late 20's
and it was her job to help those going into the witness protection
program. She explained my situation to me. Since I killed Rashid
Mansur's only sons, he had put a $1,000,000 bounty on my head.
"John, probably 90% of the time it's enough to just to move a person
and change their identity. But in your case with such a large bounty on
your head we have to take extraordinary measures.
We have found over the years, that many times when a person is in
witness protection they eventually go back to whatever bad habits they
had before. Most of the time this doesn't cause a problem but, we have
had cases where the person was recognized and was either killed or we
had to move them again.
As an example, we had one man testify against a major crime boss. This
guy liked the ponies and even though we told him that he had to stay
away from the track, he eventually found himself there. The crime boss
had put feelers out and it was just a matter of time before he was
recognized and killed.
What I want to discuss with you today is a program that we have had in
place for the last five years. For the lack of a better word, we
brainwash or reprogram the person in such a way that they forget all of
their old habits and we instill new habits in them. It's like if you
were a slob, you would become a neat freak and vice versa. This, so
far, has a 90% success rate as compared to 60% for the traditional
witness protection program.
We have actually have had several of very severe cases like yours. What
we did was to change the person's gender and reprogram them to think
that they were born and raised in their new gender. They have totally
accepted their new roles and are living productive happy lives."
"Are you saying that you want to change me into a girl? There is no way
I'm going to allow you to do that to me."
"I am just here to go over your options with you. What you do with them
is up to you. You can either go the traditional route and I think I can
say with all sincerity that you will probably be dead with-in a year's
time. There are just too many people out there looking for you.
If you chose the other option, with what we have seen with the other's
successes, you should live a long and happy life. You are lucky that
you are still young and should be able to pass as a girl very easily.
If you looked more like Arnold Schwarzenegger, we probably wouldn't be
having this conversation. Believe me, if I didn't sincerely think that
this would work, I wouldn't have brought up the option."
"It sounds like I don't have much of a choice. What would happen to me?
What would you do to me?"
"It's a fairly long drawn out process. You will be under our medical
and psychological care for at least a year. During that time you will
go through a series of hypnosis and drug sessions. After we have
finished, you will remember your friends and family and also remember
why you can't ever contact them again and why you are in the witness
protection program. But, instead of remembering growing up a boy, you
will only remember growing up a girl. You will think that your parents,
sister and friend actually died in an automobile accident.
As far as surgery goes, we now have a couple of options. In most of the
cases, we just do the standard sexual reassignment surgery. The new
women think that they had to have a hysterectomy. Other than that, they
are all woman. We have another option with you. Have you decided yet
what you want to do about your sister?"
"Yes actually I have thought about it a lot. The Doctors say that there
is no chance that she will ever recover. I can't stand the thought of
her being a vegetable for the rest of her life and I know she wouldn't
want it either. So I guess I will just let her pass."
"Have you thought of donating any of her organs?"
"Yes I guess that would be alright, why do you ask?"
"This is something to really consider. It's not out to the public yet
but, in the last few years we have perfected an ovary, fallopian tubes,
uterus, vagina and partial hip transplant with very good success. Susan
was shot in the head and the rest of her organs are all healthy. What I
would strongly suggest is that we do a transplant from your sister to
you. Being that you are related, the chances of rejection will be
greatly reduced."
"You want to do what? That's just plain sick. There is no way..."
"Listen John, You already said that you would let her organs go for
transplants, how it this different than getting her heart or lungs?"
"Well..., I guess it really isn't all that different."
"Good, doing this will help both you and us. We would like to get the
FDA's approval for this operation but, we still need more case studies
and we will follow your progress over the years. You won't know we are
doing it of course. You will become a woman with everything that
entails. You will be able to get pregnant and will probably be able to
deliver the baby naturally. While you will believe that you are born a
girl, what your sexual orientation will be is anyone's guess."
"So what all will happen?"
"First Susan and you will be transported to a secure medical clinic
that we have. She will be put on life support and you will immediately
be started on large doses of estrogen. Your reprogramming will begin
right away. After a month, you will be castrated and the doses of
estrogen will be reduced. You should start seeing changes in your body
at that time. At two months, your body's hormone levels will have
stabilized and that is when we will do the transplant."
"What will happen when I get the transplant?"
"What we will do is to first crack and spread your pelvis. This will
give us better access to your insides. We will cut your urethra just
below the bladder and remove it along with your penis, scrotum and
prostrate. We will do the same for Susan leaving her ovaries, fallopian
tubes, uterus, vagina, labia majora and minora, urethra and clitoris
intact. These will be placed into your body, the urethra will be
attached to your bladder, the blood vessel and nerve endings will be
attached. The labia majora and minor will be grafted to your body. And
before we close the gap in your pelvis, we will take a section out of
Susan's pelvis and place it in the gap. This will widen and slightly
rotate your hips like a naturally born woman. You will have
approximately a six week recovery period. During this time, your
reprogramming sessions will be increased in both frequency and
intensity.
It usually takes a month, or so, for your new ovaries to start
producing the necessary hormone levels. Sometime around the 4th month
you will get your first period which means everything is working as it
should.
At this time, you will be transitioned into your new life. You will
start college and room with one of our Agents. You won't know that she
is an Agent just a roommate.
At this point you will no longer remember that you were ever a boy.
But, to make sure that the reprogramming sticks you will receive
additional programming 3 times a week for another 6 months. At that
time your roommate will move out and you will be on your own."
"So that's all there is to it." I laughed. "What if there are
complications or your reprogramming doesn't work?"
"I am not saying that there can't be problems, I will say though the as
far as the surgery goes, we are way below the levels of other types of
transplant surgery. In the last 3 years, we haven't had any of our
patients not accept the reprogramming. The choice of what you want to
do is up to you. But, you really don't have a lot of time to make a
decision."
"Well I guess I really have no choice. When do we start?"
"We leave right now and we should be at the medical facility by
tomorrow afternoon."
With that Agent McQueen made a couple of phones calls and we loaded up
in her car. She explained that Susan would be waiting for us when we
arrived at the medical facility. We drove all night with the three
agents taking turns driving. We only stopped long enough for gas, food
and to use the restroom.
When we arrived, I wasn't sure where we were but we had to go through
all sorts of security. True to Agent McQueen's word, Susan had arrived
before me. They took me in to see her. She didn't look any different
other than she had more tubes coming out of her. The attending Doctor
said that they had to put her on life support. He gave me several forms
to fill out and sign. They were to give permission to terminate Susan's
life support when they were finished with her, to give permission to
harvest her organs, a Power of Attorney for me and to give them
permission to operate on me and to settle my affairs.
I kissed her and they led me to my room. It was a bright and airy room
in a one story house. I was told that I could come and go as I pleased
except that I had to be at my sessions when they were scheduled.
My "handler" was a woman by the name of Marie Hamilton and she
proceeded to start me off right away. She had me completely undress
(that was the last time I ever saw any of my boy clothes) and take a
shower. When I finished, she had me dress in panties, a bra with
silicone breast forms, a knee length skirt, a short sleeve blouse and a
pair of black pumps with 1" heels. I looked at myself in a full length
mirror and I guess I was a bit disappointed because looking back at me
was a guy in a skirt. I didn't look like a girl at all.
"Wear these for now, when you feel like you are ready to shave your
legs and underarms, want to do something with your hair and/or nails
just let me know and I will help you. That is what I am here for."
"Thanks I will."
"Before we go any further we need to decide on a new name for you. It
can't be close to your real name at all. For example your name is John
and you can't have Joan. It has to be something completely different.
What names do you like?"
"Well, I don't know, I have always liked the name Tami."
"That's a very good start. What about a middle name?"
"I like the name Lynne."
"Ok then its Tami Lynne and I'm going to give you the last name of
Benevento because that last name is the one that was approved for you."
"Hmm...Tami Lynne Benevento, I like the sound of that. I guess I am
going to become a sexy Italian girl then," we both laughed.
Marie took me to the medical center where they poked and prodded me and
took what seemed like a gallon of blood from me. The nurse then had me
bend over, lift my skirt, lower my panties and she gave me my first
injection of hormones. I don't know if I was more surprised or maybe a
bit disappointed but, I didn't immediately feel any changes going on.
When the Doctors were finished, Marie led me into a room that looked
more like a living room. She told me to sit on the couch and Dr.
Billson came into the room. He asked me several questions about what I
was allergic to, what surgeries I had and so forth. When he was
finished, a nurse came in with a syringe filled with something. Dr.
Billson said that this was the first part of my reprogramming. The shot
would help to relax me and to clear my mind so that it would be more
open the reprogramming. He asked if I had any questions before we
started and I said no.
The nurse gave me the shot and I immediately started to relax. In the
back of my mind I was hearing about when I was a little girl. I was
"remembering" when I went to Debbie's for the first time and we played
dolls together. I started to "remember" other things too; I remember my
first day in 1st grade I stood up and said my name is Tami Benevento.
I am not sure how long I was out but when I did wake up I felt
different somehow. I felt more comfortable in my new clothes except
when I looked at my legs. They didn't look right with hair on them.
I'll have to see about taking care of that.
Marie took me back to the house and started teaching me how to cook.
After dinner was cleaned up we went in and watched TV. We watched The
English Patient and I was completely caught up in the movie. I even
felt myself wanting to cry at the end.
At bed time she laid out a set of silk pajamas for me. They felt nice
next to my body but didn't feel quite right on my legs. The next
morning I asked Marie about shaving my legs and she said she would be
more than glad to help me. They looked and felt much better.
The next month went by fast. My routine was constantly being changed
but, I kept learning new and wonderful things. After each of my
reprogramming sessions, I felt more and more feminine. I needed to do
something with my hair. It wasn't long enough that I could really have
it cut. But Marie trimmed it a bit, colored my hair a warm chestnut
brown and gave me caramel highlights. I loved the way it looked. Then
it was my nails, I needed to get my ears pierced, my eyebrows waxed and
finally I wanted her to show me how to do my makeup.
One day I asked Marie, "Why do I have a penis and balls hanging between
my legs"?
"Well if you want, we can remove them for you."
"Oh yes please do. They are ugly and I have no need for them."
The next day I was castrated and my penis was surgically tied back
giving me a flat front. The next month went by equally as fast. The big
difference was that I started noticing my body changing, my hips were
becoming wider, my waist smaller, I was losing muscle mass, my hair was
thicker, I was starting to grow breasts and I was more emotional.
I had almost completely forgotten about John and in my mind I was Tami.
One day I could see that Maria was in some physical pain. I asked her
about it and she said that she sometimes got cramps with her period.
"When I was going to get my period Marie?"
"Do you really want to start your period?"
"Oh yes I do."
"Well you remember what we have to do to for you to get your period?"
I thought for a moment and then it hit me that I had to have the
transplant which meant taking Susan off life support. I had been in to
see her everyday and knew that she wasn't getting any better.
"Yes I know we have to take Susan off her life support and then
transplant her organs to me."
"Are you ready for that?"
"Yes I am."
With that she made the arraignments and two days later I was on the
operating table with Susan next to me. I reached over, took her hand
and said good bye as the anesthesia was taking effect. The next thing I
knew, I was waking up in the recovery room with Marie at my side.
I felt like I should be sore as hell but I wasn't feeling any pain.
Good drugs I guess. The Dr. came in and told me that my surgery went
well. I was to have bed rest for a week but Physical Therapy would be
starting with me right away. I should be up and walking, a bit, by the
end of the week. But it was going to take at least 6 weeks for the
fractures in my hips to heal enough to walk without the use of a cane
or walker.
Even though I was in bed, my reprogramming sessions continued. I now
clearly remember going to my parents, Susan's and Frank's funerals. I
have clear memories back to when I was 4 years old.
When I was 16, Frank stole some bourbon from his parent's liquor
cabinet. We snuck away and proceeded to get drunk. We looked into each
other's eyes and lust hit us squarely. Before we knew it we were in
each other's embrace kissing and finally having sex. We each climaxed
twice before we passed out.
I knew after that, that Frank was the one for me. We went out a few
times then I found out that I was pregnant. Frank was supportive of me
but relieved when I decided to have an abortion. I told my Mom and
while she was trying to be supportive, I could tell that she wasn't all
that happy about me getting an abortion. In the end she drove me the
Women's Health Center. Unfortunately there were complications and my
uterus was damaged to the point that the Dr. said I would never be able
to have children again.
It was a bittersweet coincidence that Susan was "killed" in the
automobile accident, because of that I was able have her uterus
transplanted in me, with the hopes that someday I could have children
of my own.
After that, Frank and I sort of drifted apart. We were still close
friends; in fact I was the one that suggested that he date Susan. It
was then that I started thinking about other girls. Frank introduced me
to Lisa and we were a couple for the last two years. Unfortunately
after High School, Lisa and her family moved away and that was the last
I saw of her. I had all of these wonderful, and not so wonderful,
memories of growing up.
I remember that Frank, Susan and I went camping. That's when we saw two
men torture another man. We ran away and called the sheriff's office.
Frank and Susan were involved in the automobile accident before they
could testify, but I did testify, sending the two men to prison for
life. Right after I testified, I was whisked away into protective
custody I am now being processed through the Witness Protection
Program.
The physical recovery went by fast. The first time I was able to shower
was my first real chance to examine my new body. While it seemed
strange to see my feminized body, it all seemed like it should be. I
now knew that I was a girl now.
About 6 weeks after my surgery, I was feeling slightly off. I was
feeling bloated, my breasts were tender and I felt very emotional. I
mentioned this to Marie.
"Well, your period is due soon. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what
it is," she replied.
"I don't know about that," I replied. "But, I don't feel very good."
"Cramps?" asked Marie.
"It feels that way. Plus I feel bloated and my breasts are sore."
With that she gave me a couple of Aleve for the pain, told me to lie
down and gave me a heating pad to put over the area of my uterus. It
helped a bit but I was still very uncomfortable. I spent the rest of
the day just lying around the house, still feeling very uncomfortable.
I didn't feel like eating and finally went to bed.
The next morning I woke early still with cramps. It felt like liquid
was flowing slowly out of my vagina. I got up and went into the
bathroom and saw that my period had started. It was weird; initially I
panicked, like it was my first time. But I got my first period when I
was 13 so it wasn't like I didn't know what to do. I washed my hands
and unwrapped a tampon to use. I sat on the toilet with my knees apart,
opened my labia and inserted the tampon gently into my vagina and
gently and slowly pushed the plunger all the way and removed the
applicator. Once it was in, I didn't feel the tampon at all, which is a
good thing.
I told Marie that I my period had started.
"Well, this is a good thing, Tami," said Marie. "It means your body is
functioning properly."
"As long as these cramps stop, I'll be happy."
Over the next two days my cramps subsided, my blood flow stopped and I
started to feel normal again. Marie said that this was a good time for
a gynecological examination and took me to the health center. The nurse
led me to a room asked me for a urine sample and gave me a gown to put
on. A little while late she returned with Dr. Shelia Alexander.
Dr. Alexander first asked me drop my gown while she examined my
breasts. She was pleased with my development and said everything was
normal. I expressed concern that I was only an A cup but she said that
I was just a late bloomer and that I will be getting larger. I had
always been self conscious about my small size but, had to admit that
clothes fit me better.
She had me scoot down on the table, place a paper towel over my lap,
put my feet in the stirrups and spread my legs. This is usually the
part when I usually felt embarrassed. But this time I felt more
relaxed. Maybe because this was my first exam with a woman Doctor and I
felt more comfortable with her. In the past all of my exams had been
with male doctors. I never really felt very comfortable with them even
though I knew that this is routine for them and their only concern is
for my health.
Dr. Alexander first looked at the area outside of my vagina. She used a
couple of her gloved fingers to spread the lips apart. She then
examined the structures of my vulva and checked the tone of my pelvic
floor muscles. When that was over, she started the speculum exam. She
inserted the speculum into my vagina and gently opened so that she
could see into my vagina and see my cervix. She asked if I wanted see
what my cervix looks like and I said yes. She had the nurse hold a
mirror and I was looking into a part of me that I had never seen
before.
After checking my vagina and cervix, she took a thin plastic stick and
a special tiny brush and gently wiped away some of the cells from my
cervix. This is a Pap test, which I remember I had done several times
before. She then closed the speculum and gently took it out.
?Next came my least favorite part of the exam, the bimanual exam. Dr.
Alexander inserted two of her gloved fingers into my vagina. With the
other hand, she gently applied pressure to the lower part of my belly.
I felt some slight discomfort and pressure when she pressed in certain
places, but it didn't hurt like it did with my other Doctor. She also
did a rectal exam. She inserted one finger into my anus. She told me to
relax and take slow deep breaths and it was not that uncomfortable.
With that the exam was over. Dr. Alexander said that everything looked
fine and that there was no indication of my body rejecting the
transplant. From everything that she could see, there wasn't any reason
I couldn't get pregnant if I wanted to. I felt like a huge weight had
lifted from me. I was so worried that I couldn't ever have children.
Eight weeks after my operation, Marie had me doing some light jogging
to help build my strength back up. I was feeling better than I had in a
very long time. My periods started to come like clockwork, which made
Dr. Alexander very happy. But because I was still having severe cramps,
she put me on birth control pills. She said that would help reduce or
eliminate the cramps. True to her word, the next month was a breeze
with no cramps.
I couldn't believe that I had been here for almost 6 months. The Feds
had a tax lien sale and sold Dad and Mom's house and cashed in on Dad
and Mom's life insurance policy. All of the money they put into a
trust, for me, which came to almost a half million dollars. They sent
everything in the house to here for me to go through.
The word was spread around town was that I was so distraught that I had
committed suicide by throwing myself in front of a moving train. There
was even a closed casket funeral with most of the town showing up. The
Feds provided me with a new birth certificate, driver's license, high
school transcripts, a passport and checks, ATM and credit cards all
issued to me.
Marie had become my best and only friend. One day she suggested that we
go to town for a day of shopping and whatever else we wanted to do. I
liked the idea because I was getting sick of my clothes and I hadn't
been shopping for over 6 months.
We took off the next morning and with-in an hour we were in Denver.
Marie drove me to the Cherry Creek Mall and we got there just as it
opened. We started at Victoria's Secret where Marie asked the sales
girl to measure me for a new bra and panties. She explained that I was
a late bloomer and that I have been going through a growing spurt.
Jill, the sales girl, said no problem. She measured me and I was almost
a 34B. Jill said that Victoria's Secret has what they call, "Seven
must-have bras that solve every dressing dilemma and always put you
best shape forward". They are a full coverage, a push-up, a demi, a
wireless, a tee shirt, a convertible and a racer back bra. She showed
them to me and I tried them on. She also measured me for matching
panties. I knew I always loved VC but, never could afford to buy their
lingerie. I started to tell Jill thank you but, they were more than I
could afford.
Marie said, "Do you like them?"
"Of course I do, who wouldn't?"
"Then buy them, you can afford almost everything \you want."
I then thought about Mom, Dad, Susan and Frank. I missed them dearly
but, I guess there is a silver lining in every cloud. I did have the
money to buy what I wanted. I told Jill that I would take 3 of each of
those she showed me in white, beige and black. I also took matching
panties and thongs in all three colors.
It felt strange to whip out my ATM card and pay over $600 for my new
lingerie. But it was something that I knew I could get used to. From
Victoria's we hit bebe, Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry, Forever 21, J.
Crew, J. Jill, Macy's, Sak's Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and
Nordstrom's.
By 3:00 we hadn't eaten yet but, I managed to almost buy out the
stores. We had to take two trips out to Marie's car to store my
packages. We grabbed a quick bite at Nordstrom's Caf? Bistro. As we
ate, we sat and talked about the day and my future. Marie asked me if I
wanted to go to college. I said yes and she told me that with my grades
I could get into any school I wanted to.
"Have you thought about what you might want to major in?"
"I was majoring in Business, but I think now I might want to go to law
school then join the FBI."
"Ah, an excellent choice, when we get back, why don't you start looking
at some schools and we will go and visit them. If you apply now, you
should be accepted for the fall semester."
"Excellent, do you like have any suggestions?"
"You might think of either Stanford or UC Berkeley. They both are
excellent schools."
We talked back and forth then I asked Marie, "What now?"
"I think we should go to the Aveda salon and spa I saw here and get
ourselves pampered."
"That sounds good to me."
Marie had already booked an appointment for both of us. She had us
getting a complete make-over including a facial, a full body massage, a
manicure and pedicure and our hair done. My hair was to my shoulders
and pretty straight now. I decided to get a perm with large curls
followed by a demi color. Marie's hair was to her shoulder blades and
decided to get a spiral perm.
My stylist, Sarah, first cut my hair in round layers, rolled my hair on
peach and purple perm rods, saturated each with perm solution and let
me process. I remember as a girl Mom giving me perms, but this is my
first in a salon. It didn't really stink as much as I remember when Mom
did it. Sarah then rinsed me out and put neutralizer on, which felt
cold. She then pulled my perm rods out, rinsed me again then put the
demi color on. My hair color, from when Marie had put it on me, had
faded and looked pretty mousy. We decided on a rich brown with a hint
of gold in it.
Soon she was rinsing me out for the last time and took me to her chair.
She put some of Aveda's Be Curly Curl Enhancer into my hair and blow
dried my hair using a diffuser. After she dried my hair she finished up
using their Curl Control to help control the frizzes. I now had large
bouncy and sexy curls, I loved it. Sarah sold me the Be Curly kit.
Marie had nice spiral curls and loved her hair too. We paid our
stylists and left much invigorated.
"You know Tami, it's after 7:00 now and there is no use to try getting
back tonight. Why don't we find a motel, get some dinner and go out and
party tonight?"
"That's a fantastic idea, I was getting so bored back there, its nice
being out and on my own."
We picked up a few things that we would need to spend the night and got
a room at the Holiday Inn Express. Marie and I were about the same size
so I loaned her one of my new dresses and shoes to wear. Marie wore a
black rayon/acetate pleated jersey dress with bare shoulders, a halter
neck and fell to about 2" above her knees and black pumps with 3"
heels. I wore my new Infinity Edge strapless push-up bra with my new
red silk Jenelle short dress which had a halter top, fitted bodice and
fell about 3" above my knees and matching shoes with 4" heels.
When we finished getting ready, we stood next to each other and looked
at ourselves in the mirror. Marie was a little taller than me but, with
me wearing the higher heels we were about the same height now.
"You know Tami we look like two girls that want to get fucked! Let's
go."
We both laughed and went to dinner. The restaurant was very nice and we
talked mostly about my future over dinner. I knew that when I had to
finally leave, I would miss Marie terribly. After dinner we went and
had a drink at the bar next to the restaurant. It wasn't a problem for
me to get in because the Feds had given me two driver's licenses. One
said that I was 21 and the other one had actual age on it.
We were sitting, talking, listening to the music and having a glass of
Chardonnay when two guys came up and asked if they could sit with us.
Their names were Tom and Mark and they bought us another glass of wine.
As we talked, Tom seemed interested in Marie and Mark in me.
Mark was very good looking, about 6' and 175 lbs, with sandy blonde
hair and drop dead gorgeous blue eyes. He was almost 30 and I told him
I was 21. He asked me to dance and I became putty in his hands. I had
an over whelming urge to kiss him. As I was waiting for him to make the
first move, a thought flashed through my subconscious that this was
wrong. I didn't like guys I liked girls. But as soon as it came into my
mind it left as Mark leaned in to kiss me.
I remember kissing before, but this was different. I was on my toes to
meet him instead of looking down when I kissed. As he held me, he
engulfed me in his arms and his kiss was forceful but, tender. He made
my toes curl and I started to become so horny.
By this time I had finished my 4th glass of wine and was feeling no
pain. I wanted Mark to take me home. But, before he could even ask,
Marie saw what was happening and quickly grabbed me by my arm saying it
was time for us to go.
Tom and Mark stood there dumbfounded. They were sure that they were
going to get lucky tonight. We were out the door before they could even
ask for our phone numbers. As we drove back, Marie asked me if I knew
why she took me out of there. When I said no, she explained that for
now, I needed to keep a low profile. She explained that there would be
time for boyfriends later. We were back at the motel with-in a couple
of minutes.
We walked up to our room and I was feeling no pain but, I was still
horny. When we were inside, I looked at Marie and all of a sudden I
wanted her. Maybe this is what flashed through my mind. After all, she
was my closest and dearest friend. I leaned into her for a kiss and she
gently pushed me away.
"Oh Tami, I can't. It's not that I don't want to but, I could get
fired."
"Look Marie, for one thing no one will ever know. Besides you are my
teacher and mentor and I need you to show me how to turn on this body."
I wondered what I was saying. I have had sex before I knew what turned
me on. But, somehow I needed to be shown. "Besides I need to find out
if I am a lesbian or not."
She looked at me and pulled me to her. Her kiss was definitely
different than the one I had just got from Mark. It was sweet, tender
and more sensuous. Soon were intertwined in each other's arms. Marie
proceeded to undress me and I her. While we didn't speak many words she
showed me so much. I seemed to remember sex as being different. My
orgasm came fast and before I knew it I was done. But with Marie, my
orgasm built up and built up inside me. Every part of my body that she
touched, fondled, pinched or sucked sent waves of anticipation through
my body.
When I finally came, there was wave after wave of pleasure going
through my body. As soon as one orgasm subsided she started building
another inside me. After my fourth one, I was so exhausted that I
collapsed in bed and feel fast asleep in Marie's arms.
Thinking back, I don't think Marie came once that night. She was just
focused on me. When I woke up the next morning I was a bit sore but had
a very good feeling inside my body.
As I rolled over and looked at Marie, she said, "Did you enjoy yourself
last night?"
I looked her in the eyes and said, "Of course I did. I have never had
anyone give me so much pleasure as you did last night".
"Well it is a known fact that a woman knows better how to please
another woman than I man could ever understand. But, there is something
about having a guy cum inside you that is great too. You will have to
decide what you want for the rest of your life. As far as you and I go,
this was a once and only time. We both had a little too much to drink.
What I said about getting fired is true.
You are young and have your whole life in front of you. One day you
will meet that special person and he, or she, will sweep you off your
feet. You will be leaving us soon and starting a new life. I have a
very good feeling about you and know that you will succeed beyond your
wildest dreams."
"I hate thinking of having to leave you. You are my best, and only,
friend and I don't want to lose you."
"Don't worry you will be starting a new life, you will make new friends
and won't even think of me."
"That won't ever happen!"
Marie thought sadly, 'Well when you are finished with your
reprogramming, you won't remember me at all.'
We hugged knowing that things will work out for the best. We took turns
showering and getting ready for the day. We had breakfast and decided
to do some more shopping before returning "home". I picked-up a couple
of other outfits and more shoes.
We ended our shopping trip at the MAC store at the Cherry Creek Mall.
To my surprise, there were more guys working in there than women. One
of them, David, came up to us and asked if he could help. I said that I
wanted to start wearing better make-up and he said that we came to the
right place.
I assumed that David had to be gay but in talking with him I found out
that he was straight, married and had two small children. He said he
didn't know what he wanted to do after High School. One day he was over
at his girlfriend's and she asked him if he would help her set her hair
with hot rollers. He had done a great job and it soon became a regular
event. What started as just his girlfriend soon became her girl friends
too. He enjoyed doing hair and being around women so much that he
enrolled in the local cosmetology school. While in school he met his
future wife and learned about make-up. He said that while he enjoyed
doing hair, he really enjoyed doing make-up. After school he took some
advanced classes in make-up, got his dream job working for MAC and has
never looked back.
While he is telling me all of this, I can understand why he has been so
successful. He was very good looking and had warm kind way about him. I
told Marie, "He could do my make-up any time!" and we both laughed.
By the time he had finished, he had sold me over $1000 worth of creams,
lotions, foundations, eye shadows, eyeliners, brushes, powder, etc. I
was hooked on MAC and knew that I would be spending more money with
them in the future.
With my shopping finally done, we headed back to "home". On the way
back Marie had given me something to help me relax since I was so wound
up after last night and all of the shopping. When I was fully relaxed
she put a CD on to continue my reprogramming.
When I woke back up I clearly remember being at the bar last night and
meeting Tom and Mark. Between the drinks and the fact that I hadn't
been laid forever, I made sure that Mark got lucky. I brought him back
to my room. We hastily undressed each other while trying to kiss at the
same time. He picked me up and carried me over to the bed. I looked at
him, his cock had to be at least 7" and very thick. I stroked him with
my hand while kissing him. He moved around putting his cock in my face
and he was facing my pussy.
I started to lick and suck his wonderful cock and he started to lick
and finger me. Just as he was ready to cum, he pulled out of my mouth,
spun himself around and put his cock in my vagina and started fucking
me. I remembered cuming almost immediately. When I did, he slowed down
and brought me to a second and third climate before he finally let
himself cum.
We lay in each other's arms and I was as content as I could be. Before
long, he started getting hard again. This went on all night. We got
very little sleep. He got up about 7 and said that he had a meeting he
had to get to. He left without even getting my phone number or giving
me his.
I got up, showered, cleaned myself out and got ready for the day. I met
Marie for breakfast and we discussed each of our nights. We then went
shopping, ending up at the MAC store and heading "home".
After we got back, I started looking at different schools and decided
that it might be a good idea to take a trip out to California and look
at some schools there. We flew into San Francisco and rented a car. We
looked at Stanford, UC Berkeley, Davis and San Francisco, Golden Gate
University, and the University of San Francisco. We then drove to
Southern California and looked at UCLA and San Diego, Loyola, USC and
Pepperdine University.
While the So. Cal universities were all first rate, I decided that I
actually liked the No. Cal schools better. Somewhere in the back of my
mind, I needed to be close to the mountains. We went back up north and
I finally decided to apply to Stanford. I did the application while I
was there and arraigned to have a copy of my transcripts sent to them.
A couple of days after returning, I received a phone call from Stanford
saying that I had been accepted for the fall semester. I thought that
this all happened to fast to be real. But Marie told me that they
pulled some strings to get me in.
I had a couple of more weeks left there and I felt like I was ready to
tackle the world. I had a follow up exam with Dr. Alexander and she
said that everything was working perfectly. I was ovulating so that I
had to be careful so I didn't get pregnant before I wanted to.
Marie and I flew back out to California and I started looking for
someplace to live. We finally found a small 3 bedroom 2 bath house
about 5 miles from the school. Even with the money I had in my trust, I
wasn't able to buy the house outright and I still had to have money for
school and living expenses. We arraigned for me to buy the house on a
30 year mortgage.
It was clear that I was going to have to find a job and unless I wanted
to completely exhaust my money, I needed to get at least one roommate.
We returned and I started getting my things organized. All of my things
and those from my parent's house were shipped to my new house. Marie
flew back out with me and helped me get settled. She took me out and I
bought a used Honda Accord. After a week she returned promising to keep
in touch.
I ran an ad in the local newspaper and at school for a roommate. I must
have got a dozen calls. Most of the calls were from women, but there
were a couple from guys which I said no thanks. I had 6 come over to
meet with them. They were all very nice but, I don't know why but one,
Vicky, really stood out to me. She was in her late 20's, a nurse and
had just gone through a bad divorce. She had won custody of her 3 year
old girl and was looking for a place to live.
Originally I didn't want any kids, but there was something special
about her and her daughter Simone` that I said welcome. She was so
happy. She had originally told me that she and Simone` would share a
bedroom. I told her that the 3rd bedroom was going to waste and Simone`
might as well use it.
After she got moved in, we were sitting watching TV after Simone` went
to bed. Vicky got up and went to the Kitchen and brought out 2 glasses
of wine for us.
"Cheers to our new home and friendship!"
We drank up and soon I was getting drowsy. Vicky put a CD on the stereo
and I fell fast asleep on the couch. When I woke up, Vicky was in the
kitchen making some breakfast. I remember looking at her and thinking
we had been friends, almost sisters, for a very long time. That she and
Simone` moved out here with me after her divorce. She and I had taken a
road trip out here stopping in Denver for some shopping. We had spent
the night there and even managed to pick-up a couple of guys for some
meaningless sex.
She immediately found a job as a nurse at the local hospital and I
found a job as a receptionist with a local law office. As the summer
progressed, I made new friends and really excelled working at the law
firm of Johnson, Wilson and Calvert. In fact, they offered to let me
work my work schedule around my school schedule. I started dating but
nothing serious.
In September I started school. It was much harder and time consuming
than I had thought it would be. So between school, studying and work, I
didn't have much of a social life. Occasionally I would go out with
friends to dinner, concerts and such. But I was pretty boring.
About 6 months after Vicky had moved in, she told me that she was
moving back home. Her Mother was sick and her ex had joined AA, got
counseling and wanted to see if they could try and get back together.
What could I say? I really liked having her and Simone` living with me.
Actually having Simone` around me was good because I came to realize
that I really wanted children of my own.
The movers came, packed her things and shipped them home. Before she
left, we had one more glass of wine together. I remember feeling drowsy
and falling asleep on the couch.
When I woke up later, I was glad that that bitch Vicky was gone. She
never paid her rent on time and was a slob. The only thing that kept me
from kicking her out earlier was her little daughter who I had grown to
love. But, sometimes things get to a point that enough is enough and
she had to leave.
Ever since my parents, Susan and Frank were killed in that automobile
accident, I have been on my own. I even drove from home to California
on my own. I stopped in Denver late one evening and decided to spend a
day or so there just shopping.
After a full day of shopping and getting a makeover, I went out to
dinner at the hotel's restaurant. I was tired, but I was hornier than
ever. After dinner, I went to the adjoining bar. There was this
incredibly good looking guy sitting at the bar by himself. I went over
and asked if I could buy him a drink.
The music started and I drug him onto the dance floor. While we were
slow dancing I did everything I could think of to try and seduce him.
Just as I was beginning to think maybe he was gay, he leaned in and
kissed me. Before I knew it, we were going to his room. Mark provided
me with what I needed that night. When he fell asleep, I quietly got up
and went back to my room never seeing him again.
When I moved to California I knew no one there. I was getting lonely
which is one of the reasons I took Vicky in as a roommate. I won't say
that it was a complete mistake but, I never introduced her to my new
friends. I was embarrassed by her and her slob ways.
The whole year past fast, I was doing very well in school. I was
actually starting to have a social life and enjoying myself. I had to
get another roommate to help with the expenses.
Linda and I were the same age and very compatible. I had met her at
school and she was desperate to find a place to live since her boy
friend had kicked her out. With some reluctance, at first, I asked her
if she wanted to room with me. She couldn't say yes fast enough. We
were both pre-law and shared several classes together. She helped me
meet more people and it was wonderful having her around.
We dated guys, had boyfriends over and generally had a great time
together. Before I knew it, we were graduating. While I had many
friends here, I felt sad that my parents, Susan and Frank couldn't have
been here to see this. But, Linda's parents and sisters had become my
surrogate family and they were yelling for me.
I spent the summer working fulltime at Johnson, Wilson and Calvert. I
was now working as a paralegal for them and they said they would
sponsor me through law school. I was so happy that I couldn't wait to
tell Linda. I called here and we decided to meet some other friends for
dinner and drinks afterward.
There were 10 of us, mostly friends of both of us. I felt blessed to
have a great job; good friends and my house doubled its value in the
last four years. They only thing really missing was having someone
special in my life. I had dated many nice guys but none of them were
special. Linda said I was just being too picky. To "prove" her point
she started dating one of my "rejects". Actually I introduced them
thinking they would make a great couple and I was right. They dated for
two years and Jim finally asked Linda to marry him. Of course I was to
be her Maid of Honor.
After dinner we went to this jazz club. We were drinking, laughing and
dancing. We had been there for about an hour when my friend Stephanie
grabbed my arm and said that she wanted to introduce me to her
boyfriend's friend Steve. I never believed in love at first sight, lust
maybe, but not love. But when I saw Steve, it hit me like a load of
bricks. He was a couple of years older than me, about 5'10" 160 lbs
with light brown hair and hazel eyes. But beyond his good looks I could
immediately tell that he was a good person.
We talked for the rest of the night. It was like we had known each
other for years. When it was time to go, I gave him my phone number
hoping that he would call me. About 10 minutes after Linda and I got
home, the phone rang. It was Steven calling to make sure that we got
home OK. We talked for another hour before he asked me if I would have
dinner with him the next night. I couldn't say yes fast enough.
We started dating exclusively and after about a month he introduced me
to his parents George and Sophie Manning. They were very special
people. After Steve was born, Sophie had to have a hysterectomy so they
didn't have any more children. They had always hoped that he would
bring someone home but I was his first. He explained that I was the
first one worth bringing home.
They became my adopted parents. When Steve and George would take off
and go fishing, Sophie and I would go shopping. While she loved Steve
dearly, she had always wished she had a daughter. As Steve and I grew
closer, George and Sophie treated me more like their daughter.
Jim and Linda set their date for the following June. The next year was
crazy between law school, working, helping Linda with her wedding plans
and spending time with Steve of course. Before I knew it I was walking
down the aisle, turned and waited to see Linda's Dad walk her down the
aisle.
While I was very happy for her, it meant that she moved out of the
house. We had been roommates for almost 5 years and she left a huge
void as she left. I debated whether to get another roommate or not. I
was making enough working that I was able to make my mortgage and be
able to put food on my table. Besides when Steve came over we had the
house to ourselves.
Steve spent so much time here and I at his place that he said that it
seemed logical that we move in together. I nixed the idea saying not
until we got married, hoping that would put some pressure for him to
ask me to marry him. We continued dating and growing closer. We talked
about getting married and I knew that we would someday. It was just a
little frustrating waiting.
As I finish putting on the last of my makeup, I look at myself in the
mirror. I am getting ready for my date with Steve tonight. Tonight
Steve is taking me to the nicest restaurant in town. I think he is
going to finally pop the question to me. We have talked about getting
married, we both want to have kids and have very similar views on life
in general. I was so hoping that he would ask me I love him so much.
When Steve picked me up, he seemed very nervous, which I thought was a
good sign. As we were eating, he got down on one knee, proposed to me
and handed me a ring that had to be at least ? of a carat in size. I
couldn't say yes fast enough and everyone in the restaurant clapped. I
was so happy that I didn't hear or see anything but Steve.
The only thing that made this moment sad was that my parents and sister
weren't able to enjoy it with me. They were killed in an automobile
accident 7 years ago. I think one of the reasons, and there many, that
I love Steve is because of his parents, especially his Mother Sophie.
Steve is an only child and I became their "adopted" daughter. I love
them as much as I loved my own parents. Many times when I needed a Mom
to talk with Sophie was there for me.
We spent the rest of the dinner talking about what kind of wedding we
wanted. Well to be truthful, I did most of the talking and Steve just
kind of shook his head in agreement. After dinner Steve was driving me
home, where he was going to get lucky tonight. Out of nowhere another
car runs an intersection and T-bones Steve's car on my side. I sense
that the fire department, ambulance and paramedics are there getting me
out of the car. I kind of remember getting to the hospital and then I
black out.
I don't know how long I was out; I sensed that the Doctor saying that I
was in a coma. I sense that Steve, his parents and some of my friends
are constantly by my bedside. But what I mainly sensed was a series of
dreams that I had. But they seemed more real than other dreams I have
had. They were more like I was remembering things in my past...
As I start to come out of my coma, all of these thoughts were in my
head. Who were John Savage, Marie and Vicky? Am I really a woman or
something else? I was so confused. Were they really hidden memories or
just weird dreams? I did