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Jessica's Story - Part 18 Anne and Julia didn't want to take too long moving whatever was required from the latter's house. After all, it was a school holiday and the children would no doubt want to go out and enjoy themselves somewhere. Anne had already thought of one day trip that would please all. But Monday was all about Julia and Kelly moving in. But most of the moving required two pairs of hands. With Anne at work, Julia had to settle for bringing smaller items like bags of clothing over instead. As for the children themselves, they were just interested in playing games as usual. Kelly awoke that morning almost forgetting that she was a good 5 feet off the ground. "I've got to get used to this," she said to herself. She looked down and saw that Sandra was stirring in her bed below. "Morning sleepy," said Kelly. "Uhh?!" yawned Sandra. "What time is it?" "7:00 in the morning," said Kelly. Sandra hid her head under the pillow, signalling that she wasn't ready to get up. Jessica did get up, having heard Kelly. She had something to remember too: headroom. The last time she had slept, she hadn't got a bed directly above her. She just felt the underside of Kelly's bed on her head. "Keep away from the ladder please," said Kelly as she climbed down. Jessica was no where near, as the ladder was at the foot of the bunk bed. "You waking up sis?" said Jessica to Sandra. Sandra didn't answer. "Just leave her," said Kelly. "Mommy will get her out." Anne and Julia had awoken earlier, simply because Anne was due at work and needed to get ready. As a result, it was Julia who was came knocking on the girls door. "Are you up girls?" she called. "Yes mommy," said Kelly and Jessica. They were soon out the room and heading to the bathroom to wash. Sandra was still hoping to sleep a while longer. She didn't get her chance. "Come on lazy bones," said Julia. "Time to get up." "I don't want to get up," she groaned. "You can't sleep all morning," said Julia. Sandra did get up, but was grumpy for it. By the time she was washed and heading to the kitchen for breakfast, the others (Edward included) were practically finished. "Where's mommy?" she asked sulkily. "She's gone to work," said Helen. "Cheer up. We can go to the park later." Sandra didn't seem to care about some time in the park and continued to be miserable. Jessica and Kelly were cheerful on the other hand and were looking forward to playing on the swings. "Now children, I've got to go and get some more items from my house, ok?" said Julia. "Can you bring my dolls house?" asked Kelly. "I can't at the moment," said Julia. "I need to wait for Anne to come home first." Julia was gone for a couple of hours. She came back with a number of bags, containing more clothes and a few of Kelly's toys. Kelly was happy to have some of her toys at least. She took them upstairs where she and Jessica began to play with them. Sandra continued to be in a miserable mood. She had been like this before and the best cure was to leave her alone. Even so, Helen was still keen to take her to the park. When Julia declared herself ready, Helen told the girls to put their shoes on. Sandra showed less enthusiasm than the others and took her time. Edward needed help with his shoes still, though Helen had been teaching him how to tie his laces. With Sandra still showing no sign of cheering up, they found her dawdling behind. "What is it with Sandra?" asked Julia. "She can be like this from time to time," said Helen. "Just don't push her. She can be irritable." When they arrived at the park, Jessica and Kelly headed to the swings and sat on one each. They instantly looked to Julia for a push. Sandra decided to sit on a bench and sulk further. "What is up with you today?" asked Helen. "Is it because you wanted to spend all morning in bed?" Sandra didn't answer. She didn't even look at Helen. "You'd better cheer up," said Helen. "Don't want you turning the weather foul." Sandra didn't seem to listen. She seemed content to be miserable. "Look, I'll buy you an ice cream later," said Helen. She had just noticed an ice cream van pull up nearby. Sandra seemed to show more interest at that, but her mood was still looking down. "Now, I'm just going to help Edward on the slide. Don't go anywhere," said Helen. Edward didn't need much help on the slide. He seemed very capable of climbing the ladder. It meant that Helen could keep more of an eye on Sandra. She was the only downside on what was otherwise a good day out. Jessica, Kelly and Edward were all enjoying themselves. As promised, Helen went over to the ice cream van to get them ice creams. "Oh, hello Sandra. Which ice cream do you want?" asked Helen, as the eldest girl joined them by the ice cream van. "Orange ice lolly please," she replied. She still didn't sound cheerful. "She really has got out the wrong side of the bed today," sighed Helen. "I hope she does cheer up," said Julia. "The others have been really cheerful." * * * After finishing their ice creams, the children returned to the playground and decided to go on the roundabout. Julia went over just to make sure they didn't go too fast and end up falling off. Sandra didn't join them and just watched from afar. "How can we cheer you up?" asked Helen. "Just tell me." "I don't know," said Sandra. "I just feel this way." When they arrived back home, Jessica and Kelly tried to cheer her up. They offered to brush her hair for her but she just got agitated. "Just leave me alone," she said. "Sorry. We're only trying to help," said Jessica. Sandra got up and left, leaving Jessica and Kelly to do each others hair instead. "What is wrong with our sister?" asked Kelly. "Why is she so miserable?" "I don't know," said Jessica. "She's been like this before, but she usually cheers up by herself." "May be she is jealous that she has two sisters who are prettier than her," suggested Kelly. Jessica just smiled. "Because we both have curly hair?" "Could be," said Kelly. "Your hair is really nice now." "Yes, and I've had to wait a long time too," said Jessica. "I've wanted long hair since I was really young. Playing with Sandra, seeing her with long hair. I wanted to have my hair long like hers." "What games did you play?" asked Kelly. "We used to have tea parties with our dolls," said Jessica. "It was more fun than playing with toy cars." "Do you want to have a tea party now?" asked Kelly. "Yes, I'm sure we still have the teapot and cups," said Jessica. She looked in one of the cupboards and found them. Soon, they were sat on the floor with a number of dolls and "serving" tea to them. They were playing along happily when Sandra came in. Her mood hadn't improved and it showed. "What are you doing?!" she said angrily. "That is my tea set! You should have asked me first!" "You mean our tea set," said Jessica. "It was mine first," said Sandra. She then started grabbing all the cups, saucers and teapot and took them away. "What's wrong with you today?" said Kelly getting to her feet. "Nothing," said Sandra. "Then don't do this!" said Kelly. "I can do what I like," said Sandra. Kelly then went to grab the items back, but Sandra refused. It soon turned nasty as some of the items fell to the floor as the girls squabbled. In the mix of it, Sandra smacked Kelly in the face. "What was that for?!" said Jessica. Kelly was holding her face and tears were now running down it. It had been fairly quiet downstairs, with Edward quietly playing with his train set. Helen and Julia had been enjoying it until now. The sound of angry girls broke the peace, causing them to investigate. "What is going on here?!" said Helen. "Sandra came in here and told us off for playing with our tea set," said Jessica. "Kelly tried to take them back and got smacked in the face." Helen looked at Sandra crossly. "Come with me young lady!" she said, taking Sandra by the arm. Julia went to see how Kelly was, and got a further explanation of things. Sandra was taken to Helen's room where she got a severe telling off. "What is wrong with you today?!" said Helen, her voice raised. "Smacking your sister in the face? That sort of behaviour will not be tolerated!" Sandra might have tried to argue her case, but the sound of Helen's voice silenced her. It was now her turn to shed tears. She was in trouble and she knew it. "You can spend the rest of the day in the living room with us," said Helen. "And just hope that your mom doesn't have a go at you when she gets back." Sandra hoped that too, but if Anne did find out, she was in for another telling off regardless. Kelly had stopped crying and had been taken to the bathroom to have some antiseptic cream put on her face. As she headed back to her room with Julia, she noticed Helen and Sandra heading downstairs. "Is she ok?" asked Helen. "Just shaken. Her cheek just stings a little," said Julia. "Now say sorry to Kelly," said Helen. "Sorry," said Sandra. Kelly didn't respond. She just wanted to get back to playing with Jessica, which she did. Sandra just sat in the living room for the remainder of the day. She was a completely different type of miserable now, her day ruined by an act of pure selfishness of her own creation. And with Anne certain to hear about it, her guilt trip was not over yet. * * * Anne did find out, and Sandra received another telling off. "Julia and I have thought of a number of days out over the holiday for you, and after this, I'm considering leaving you here with gran," said Anne. "This is no way to behave. I'm disgusted with you!" Sandra was feeling small indeed and her tears started again. Anne had gone upstairs to see how Jessica and Kelly were. "So, what exactly happened?" asked Anne. "We were only having a tea party," said Kelly. "Then Sandra came in and told us that it was her tea set and that we needed to ask her to play with it." "She then picked up the cups and saucers and tried to take them away," continued Jessica. "Kelly tried to get them back and she got smacked in the face." "Well, I've told her off again and I don't think she'll be causing you any bother again," said Anne. "Just don't speak to her, ok?" Jessica and Kelly nodded. "Now, I've planned for Julia to take you out whenever possible," said Anne. "I'll be at work until Friday. I've got the Easter weekend off and I've got somewhere special planned." "Where are you taking us?" asked Jessica. "Well, I know Edward will like it, but I'm sure you will too," said Anne. "Where?" asked Kelly. "A steam railway," said Anne. "You can have a ride on a steam train." "Wow," said Jessica. "That will be fun." "Now, how was the bunk bed?" asked Anne. "Comfy," said Kelly. "But nearly forgot I was a long way from the floor." "You'll get used to it," smiled Anne. "I'll be doing dinner now, so continue playing." Jessica and Kelly resumed their tea party and continued to talk. "So, if I'm your sister now, does that mean your cousins are my cousins too?" asked Kelly. "I guess so," said Jessica. "You've got aunts and and an uncle too." "Oh yes. Your Aunts Sally and Carol, and Uncle John," said Kelly. "And Aunty Liz," said Jessica. "She is Emma and Michelle's mommy." "I'd like to meet them again, our cousins," said Kelly. "Though I know now that Michelle has lighter brown hair." Jessica chuckled, remembering how Kelly had got Emma and Michelle mixed up on the day of the party. "That was a great party," said Jessica. "Got to make your first here good." "It will be nice to have a party here," said Kelly. "Only got a few weeks to go." Kelly had had her last birthday only just before she had met Jessica and Sandra. It was almost a year since then and the few weeks to Kelly's birthday was just two weeks in reality. It had nearly gone unnoticed because of the plans for the wedding and summer holiday. They brought up the subject at dinner. Sandra was sitting away from them, and still reeling from the tellings off that Anne and Helen had dished out. She took one look at Kelly and saw how red her one cheek looked. It made her feel worse. "Another party? So soon?" said Anne. "It's too late to ask Michelle and Emma to come. You'll just have to invite your friends from school." "I have been putting other things first," admitted Julia. "But we must have a party for you." Anne was now thinking, of how it had been nearly a year since some pivotal moments in their lives. It was last April when they first met Julia and Kelly. Jessica had just started spending serious time as a girl. Her marriage with Adam was hitting the rocks. Now, Anne was engaged to Julia and Jessica was living full time as a girl. "What is it?" asked Julia. "Just remembering that it's basically a year since Jessica came out," said Anne. "Came out?" asked Jessica. "When you told us that you wanted to be a girl," replied Anne. "Oh," said Jessica. "Do you want a party for that too?" asked Julia. "I don't think so," said Anne. "But we could in July, just to celebrate the day that Jessica went full time." "So, what are we doing for Kelly's party then?" asked Helen. "Just a simple party," said Anne. "Might go to the cinema again." "Princesses again! Please!" said Kelly. "I don't know," said Anne. "Won't a very pretty dress do instead?" "But princess dresses are pretty!" replied Kelly. "You're not going to win," smiled Helen. "I don't think so," said Anne. "Back to the present, have we got time to fetch some stuff from your place?" "If we hurry," said Julia. "Put the back seats down and we should have room." * * * Anne and Julia set off together after dinner, leaving Helen to look after the children. When they arrived at Julia's house, they found most of the remaining items already boxed up and put to one side. "There isn't much furniture I want to keep," said Julia. "In fact, it's just a couple of chests of drawers. There is also the dolls house." "Might have to make two trips," said Anne, as she was led upstairs and shown the chests of drawers. "They're empty, so getting them downstairs will be easier," said Julia. "Easier still with the drawers taken out," said Anne. "Come on, lets take this one first." Removing the drawers did help. They took the lighter frame downstairs first and then brought the drawers down afterwards. Anne then went to the car and put down the back seats. After getting the chest in the boot (the drawers were still separate), they decided that the other chest of drawers would have to wait. There was room for the dolls house though. "Nice house," said Anne as she entered Kelly's old room. "It is. It used to be mine," said Julia. "When Kelly was born, I kept it for her. It's now her pride and joy." The dolls house stood empty. The furniture and dolls for it had been put in a carrier bag which was placed beside it. The rest of the room was now fairly bare, with her posters and photos now removed. Apart from the bed, there was just a chest of drawers - the other piece of furniture to be moved out. "I have a few more bags to bring back, but if we're coming back for this, we can wait till then," said Julia. "Ok, but lets get this moved first," said Anne. Soon, the dolls house and the bag of items for it were being placed in the back of the car. Julia locked the house and was soon in the passenger seat. It wasn't long before they were carrying the items into their new home. "You got my dolls house!" said Kelly, looking her happiest since getting the slap in the face. "Yes, we have," said Julia. "And all the items for it are in here." The dolls house was placed in the corner of the living room which had been earmarked for it. Soon, Kelly was emptying the bag and placing all the furniture back in. Jessica soon joined her and they were soon playing happily together. Sandra sat on the sofa nearby and watched. She wanted to join in but felt bad about what she had done. She felt that after doing what she had done, her sisters wouldn't want her to play with them any more. "Can I join in?" she asked them. They turned and looked at her. They didn't answer. "I know what I did was wrong. I'm so sorry!" she added, tears were now flowing down her face. Kelly and Jessica continued to look at her. Helen was in the room too and witnessed everything. "Let her play with you," said Helen. "I'm sure she is sorry." Taking Helen's advice, they nodded to Sandra. She slowly got up and went over to Kelly and gave her a hug. "I'm so very sorry. I'll never do that again," she sobbed. "If you promise to let us play tea parties," said Kelly. "I do," said Sandra. With that, they let her join in decorating the dolls house. While this was going on, Anne and Julia had been busy taking the chest of drawers upstairs. They managed to fit in their room. "I want to get that other chest of drawers tonight," said Julia. "Just to get the job done." "We'd better hurry then," said Anne. They headed downstairs and out the front door, but not without telling Helen. They came back an hour later, with the final chest of drawers and a few more bags of belongings. "I think it's time you lot were in bed," said Anne. "Oh, and I see you've become friends again." Reluctantly, the girls got up and headed upstairs. Kelly noticed her chest of drawers on the way, as it had yet to be taken upstairs. It was covered in a number of stickers she had collected from various comics. With the children in bed, Anne and Julia decided to make themselves drinks before deciding to turn in too. * * * The next day, Anne went to work as usual, but she was the only one to leave the house that day. When the girls got up (Sandra was over her stubborness from yesterday), they learnt that it was raining. So, they were set for a day indoors, with the weather looking unlikely to improve. "April showers," said Helen as she looked out of the window. "If it cheers up, I might suggest a trip to the park," said Julia. "But it doesn't look like happening." The girls didn't seem bothered too much. They had more things to do concerning dolls houses. The dolls that lived in Kelly's house were going to get a visit from the dolls that lived in Sandra and Jessica's house. This had opened up a whole new means of playing dolls house and after the one lot of dolls had been to Kelly's house, they took the whole lot upstairs and played some more in the other. After being called back downstairs for sandwiches, they decided (or more to the point, it was Sandra who decided) to have another tea party. Kelly was treated like a guest of honour, seeing that she was now part of the family, and not merely as another way of Sandra saying sorry. Once they finished having their tea party, they went about feeding their baby dolls before moving onto another of their favourite pastimes: brushing each others hair. "Sandra, I just want to say that your hair looks nice as it is," said Kelly. Sandra looked at her in wonder. Her hair was losing its curl again, but it was still wavy. "It does, sis," said Jessica, whose hair was now in a high but short ponytail. "You sure?" asked Sandra. "I really like curly though." "But it's hard for us to have straight hair," said Kelly. "Mommy told me." "You would want straight hair?" asked Sandra in surprise. "No, but if we did, it would be hard to do," said Kelly. She was obviously referring to Jessica too. They were still doing each others hair when Anne came in. "Afternoon girls. Enjoying your hair again, I see?" she smiled. "Mommy, don't you think Sandra's hair is nice as it is?" asked Kelly. "You've all got nice hair," said Anne. "But my hair is losing it's curliness," said Sandra. "That can't be helped," said Anne. "But even so, it looks nice as it is." "Kelly also says it's hard for her to have straight hair," added Sandra. "That is true," said Anne. "Jessica and Kelly could get their hair straightened, but just like how your hair goes straight again, theirs will eventually go curly again." "I like my curly hair," said Jessica. "Makes me feel more girly." "Boys can have curly hair too," smiled Anne. Jessica looked at her sternly. She may still have the parts of a boy, but her life as a boy was definitely in the past and staying there. "I'm a girl!" she said, offended. "I know you are," said Anne. "And your hair does look girly with that ponytail. Anyway, I came up to ask you what you want for your dinner." "Ok mommy," said Kelly. She was enjoying calling Anne, mommy, and it showed. After dinner, Anne decided that it was time that they purchased some Easter eggs. With the day itself that very Sunday, they needed to buy some while the shops still had a good selection. Julia stopped behind, just so that all the children could get into the car. Sandra sat in the passenger seat. "Don't think that being the oldest gives you priority to sit in the passenger seat," said Anne. "I was going to let someone else have the seat on the way back," replied Sandra. "Alright," said Anne. "Now don't go selecting the big and expensive eggs." The children went with her request and stuck to the more affordable eggs. Jessica was for the first time getting an egg that aimed at girls. Edward got his Thomas egg too. "Why are you getting a big egg?" asked Kelly to Anne. She didn't sound pleased. "This egg is for me and Julie," said Anne. She had picked a large egg which came with a small box of chocolate truffles. After selecting an egg for Helen, Anne took the basket of eggs to one of the cashiers and paid for them. Back at the car, she decided to play "eenie, meeny, miney mo," to determine which of the others got the passenger seat for the ride home. The girls found themselves in the back again, as Edward won the right to sit in the front. * * * The next day saw them go out. Anne was once again at work, and with that being the case until Friday, Julia was limited on places to take them. She decided to take them into Walsall town centre for the day, stopping off at the library to give them something to do. As with shops, the children were only interested in certain ones: those that sold toys and sweets. Kelly was looking for a birthday present for herself and was keen to give Julia hints. A baby doll just like the ones that Sandra and Jessica had was high on the list. After stopping at a cafe for a dinner, they headed for the library and spent the afternoon reading books. On the way there, they had to pass the register office. Julia knew that a visit here was necessary, just to book their gay weddings. She thought it would be better if Sally or Carol was with her or Anne at the time. And so, in the library, the children sat down at tables and read books. Edward still needed some help with his reading, though he was improving. This day out was also giving Julia some much needed experience in looking after 4 children by herself. The girls had all picked fairy tale books with plenty of pictures. As they read, the topic of Jessica's own made up story came up once more. "You need to write it down," said Sandra. "It was such a good story." "But I don't like the idea of me kissing someone to break the spell," said Jessica. "Well, how else do you break the spell?" asked Sandra. "I know I had another way," said Jessica. "What's that you're reading?" She was looking at the book that Kelly was reading. "The Emperor's New Clothes," said Kelly. "About an emperor that gets invisible clothes." "Oh, I've heard this story," said Sandra. "He is told that only clever people can only see the clothes, but there are no clothes at all." "How come?" asked Jessica. "There are these crooks who pretend to make the clothes and trick him into buying no clothes at all," said Sandra. "I'm moving to another table," said Kelly. "So I can read the book without being told what happens." She did, but Sandra decided to tell Jessica the rest regardless. "The emperor doesn't want anyone to think that he is stupid and claims that he can see them," said Sandra. "And all his servants don't want to be thought as stupid either." "But they are being stupid," said Jessica. "Exactly. Even more so when he goes out and shows off his new clothes to the people in the town," said Sandra. Jessica couldn't help but smile. "I guess he needed some more clothes after that. Wait! That's it!" "What's what?" asked Sandra. "Breaking the spell. Clothes!" smiled Jessica. "Mommy gave me girl's clothes." "So, who would give a boy a dress to wear?" asked Sandra. "No one! The boy wants to dress up in girls clothes, but no one will give him girl's clothes because they think him stupid." "It certainly makes sense," said Sandra. "I'm sure mommy can help you write it." Julia was still with Edward. She noticed Sandra and Jessica coming over and wondered what they wanted. "Mommy, can you help us write a story?" they asked. "What about?" she asked. The girls explained and she listened. She then took a piece of paper from another table (left there along with crayons) and wrote down the story in brief with a pen from her handbag. "When we get back home, we can show it to Anne and ask her for a few more ideas," said Julia. She put the paper in her bag while the girls went back to reading more books. Soon, they all headed home. Kelly was keen to point out the ending to "The Emperor's New Clothes" even though Jessica had already been told by Sandra. They were more interested in the story of Princess Jessica. * * * When Anne arrived home later that day, Jessica began pestering her over the story. "I thought you'd decided how it would be and that was that," said Anne. "But it is decided. Princess Jessica has the spell broken by wearing girls clothes," said Jessica. "I wrote down a few notes," said Julia, getting the paper from her handbag. "I think she wants to start her writing career." "After dinner," said Anne. "If you really want to turn it into a proper story." And so, after they had dinner later that afternoon, Anne sat in the kitchen with a writing pad and discussed the story with Jessica. Sandra and Kelly chipped in with ideas too. "So, here is the story," said Anne. "Princess Jessica has an evil stepmother who is jealous of her beauty. She also happens to be a witch too, and she casts a spell on Jessica, turning her into a boy called Peter." "I've heard that name somewhere before," smiled Sandra. "Now Peter is sent into the village and he tries to tell people that he is really the princess, but no one believes him. Depressed, he is taken in by a farmer and his wife who take pity on him. They have a son who is the same age as Peter," continued Anne. "Now, being a boy, Peter is asked to help with the work in the fields, but being a girl, he would rather work with the farmer's wife in the kitchen." The girls just sat and listened as Anne continued to read the story. "Now, even though the farmer and his wife treat Peter nicely, he is desperate to break the spell upon him, though he doesn't know how. But he wants to prove that he really is a girl, so he sneaks off to the main bedroom and tries on some of the wife's clothes," read Anne. "The wife catches him and isn't very pleased, but he starts to cry. 'I really am a girl.' he tells her. 'I don't want to be a boy!'" Anne had to look over to Jessica just to console herself. This part was very familiar. "Peter starts telling her how he really is the princess transformed. The wife listens to him and wonders how he knows so much about the royal castle, and about the princess, for she still has her doubts. She begins to wonder if this tale about him being the princess can be true. Out of curiosity and a longing for a daughter, she helps him try on more clothes. The longer this goes on, the more convinced she becomes. But the farmer and her son find out and are not pleased. They don't believe the story and hope he starts acting like a real boy. But the wife is wondering how to break the spell and prove that Peter is the princess. She continues to let him borrow her clothes." "But doesn't that break the spell?" asked Kelly. "I'm coming to that," said Anne. "And Peter would live like a girl, working with the wife in the kitchen. The farmer and their son continued to see wrong with this, but the wife had become very fond of Peter and wouldn't let him out of the house. It was one day that the wife decided that Peter should have some clothes of his own, and in front of the others, she gave him one of her own dresses. He quickly put it on there and then, and then it happened. His hair started growing rapidly, reaching his back in minutes. He felt a bulge in his chest as his breasts returned, and best of all, his boy parts vanished and were replaced with the girl parts he missed so much. The farmer, his wife and son were astonished as Peter became a girl in front of their eyes. They recognised her imeediately as the princess. They wondered what could have broken the spell, but they guessed that by giving Peter the dress had done it. Up until then, Peter had worn borrowed clothes." "Ok, so Jessica is back to being a girl again! Hurray!" said Sandra. "Yes, but the evil stepmother finds out. She has spies everywhere, even animals. They tell her that Jessica has broken the spell. She plots to get rid of Jessica forever! She comes round to the farm in disguise, selling fruit pies. The farmer's wife buys one and serves it after dinner. The son is the first to take a bite from the pie and collapses. Realising that the pie was poisoned, the farmer goes after the pie seller, pitch fork in hand. She had been waiting nearby for one of her spies to give her the news that Jessica was dead. But with the angry farmer after her, she flees for her life, and takes refuge in a cave, only to find a hungry bear inside. Her screams could be heard for miles." "But what about the farmer's son?" asked Kelly. "He doesn't die?" "No, he doesn't. Princess Jessica, still in love with him, places a kiss on his lips and he recovers. They end up getting married, have kids, and live on the farm. The end," said Anne hastily. "But what about the castle? Princesses live in castles," said Jessica. "But she found living on a farm nicer," said Anne. "Still a good story. But would bears kill you?" asked Sandra. "Real bears are dangerous," said Anne. "Teddy bears are much safer." Anne then went and made drinks for everyone and then told them all to go to bed. * * * The next morning, Jessica was feeling proud of her story, even if the heroine ended up getting married. For the most part, she was living that story, with the exception of no magic being involved. "So, do you think you'll marry a farm boy?" asked Kelly. "I don't know," said Jessica. "I'm not sure if I want to marry anyone. I just want to be a mommy." "It's just a story," said Sandra. "But the real story has no evil stepmothers in it." "And my hair will just have to grow long," said Jessica. Talk for the day was put on hold as they were taken to the park again. This time Sandra was more than willing to join in. "In the story, no one believed you were a girl," said Sandra. "Now no one would believe you were a boy!" "Be quiet!" said Julia. "You know the rules." "Yes sis. You know I am a girl," said Jessica. "Sorry sis," said Sandra. "Besides, we need to tell this story to the others," said Kelly. "Maybe they'll make a film about it." Jessica and Sandra wondered at that. Julia wasn't quite sure. Edward just wasn't interested, and maybe because he was still very much unaware of Jessica's secret. Back at home, they awaited for Anne to come back from work. It would be the last time till Tuesday that they would have to do as such. When she arrived, Jessica wanted to talk about the story some more. "What about?" asked Anne. "Do you think my story is good?" she asked. "Of course it is. So, your sisters and I all helped," said Anne. "I'll type it up and print it out for you." "Thanks," said Jessica. "I'm sure Rachel and Lisa would like to hear it." "I'm sure they would," said Anne. "And I imagine Michael would too." "You mean Michelle?" corrected Jessica. "Of course, how silly of me," said Anne. "Come upstairs with me, I want to show you something." Jessica followed her to her room and sat on her bed. "To be honest, I'm not sure if you want to see them," she said. "What?" asked Jessica. "Some old photos," said Anne. She went to a cupboard and fetched out an album. Jessica had a feeling that some of the photos had her, or more to the point, Peter on them. She was right. "That isn't me," she said when she saw them. "It was you. The old you, the wrong you," said Anne. "I just wanted to show you how far you have come, how a young boy has become a young girl." Jessica looked at one of the photos and then looked in the mirror at herself. She certainly preferred her reflection now. "You do look much better now sweetheart," said Anne. "You should have been a girl from birth." "I am a girl now though," said Jessica. "Thanks to you and Aunt Sally." "And we'll continue to help you. You will get rid of your willy one day," said Anne. "I promise." "But you said I would have to wait a long time?" asked Jessica. "Yes. But in that time, your hair will be very long and all memory of Peter will be long gone." "Will your hair be long too?" asked Jessica. "I imagine so, but not as long as yours. I'll have mine cut more often," said Anne. Jessica braved one more look at the photos. She was glad that Peter was gone. There was another face in some of the photos too, that even Anne grimaced at: Adam. "Your dad was so wrong about you," said Anne. "I was wrong too. Making you live as a boy was a mistake." "But you bought me a dress and other clothes," said Jessica. "You broke the spell." "I guess I did. But your sister believed you first," said Anne. Jessica just smiled and went over to Anne for a hug. "From the first time I saw you dressed up as a girl, I thought I'd hit a huge problem. But the problem was elsewhere. You have been a blessing. I may have lost a husband, but I gained a beautiful second daughter." "Daddy wasn't very nice to us, was he?" said Jessica. "No, he wasn't. But he is gone now. Now you have a second mom," said Anne. "She's nice," said Jessica. "I want her to be my mommy too." "She will be, my love," said Anne. "I love you mommy," said Jessica. "I love you too Jessica," said Anne.