TRANSPLANT
By Annie James
The sensation was a familiar one for an awakening teenager. Lying on my
back with a raging erection sticking straight up under the bedclothes,
I tried hard to roll onto my side both to free myself from the pressure
of the covers and to conceal my state of arousal from the persons whose
voices could be heard talking softly together in the room. Rolling over
proved more than I was able to accomplish. It was as if I were tied to
the bed. Was I at camp and some of my cabin mates had tied me down as a
practical joke? I gave up struggling and decided to open my eyes. All I
could see was the vague outline of a white ceiling. Or was that a
cloud? My eyes did not seem to focus properly.
From my left side a head began to intrude into my narrow field of
vision, very fuzzy, but I could tell it was a head. I could not tell
the sex of the owner though, just that the person was wearing some kind
of a white cloth tied over their hair and white clothing below the
neck. I felt terribly embarrassed when the voice from the head seemed
to speak directly to me with an intonation which indicated that its
owner was female. I concentrated harder on trying to will my erection
into subsiding than on what was being said. The words did start to
penetrate at last though.
" - - pleased that you're starting to show signs of life again. It's
been over two weeks?"
"Two weeks since what?" The words formed in my brain but my lips did
not seem to move to speak them aloud.
"Can you feel my hand holding yours? Don't try to speak. Just blink
your eyes to let me know."
Again the words formed in my mind but no sound emerged from my lips. It
seemed to take a long time. Finally I concentrated on what I had been
told to do and the room darkened for a second as my eyes closed and
reopened.
"That's very good. You're starting to come around. Can you blink once
if I am holding your right hand and twice if it's your left."
I slowly and deliberately closed my eyes twice in succession. I thought
I could detect a pleased smile on the face but its outline was too
blurred to be sure. Maybe it was a frown indicating a wrong answer. I
was relieved when she started to talk again.
"You understood me perfectly. Now we'll check to see if you have
feeling in your toes."
The head changed position slightly as if an arm were being moved toward
my foot. I could feel blood rush to my face as something brushed
against my erection. Frantically I started to blink as rapidly as
possible. The head turned back toward me and again my erection was
jostled by something moving past it.
"I can see I've disturbed you. I'd better just let you rest a while
longer." The head moved out of my range of vision before the words
continued. "Nurse, our patient is becoming agitated again. Another shot
is needed."
I stopped blinking and lay quietly, trying desperately to understand my
situation. "This must be a hospital, but what happened to bring me
here, and how badly was I hurt? It must be serious if I have no control
of my body. Oh, but I'm having an erection. Surely I can't be a
paraplegic. There, I can feel them holding my arm. That's a needle
they're giving me." My erection seemed to soften and sleep overcame me
once more.
Some time later I wakened again. It seemed to be night because there
appeared to be a ceiling above me but it was only a dim gray, marked
off by fuzzy lines where it was joined to the walls. Immediately I
became aware again of an erection. Once more I tried to turn on my side
and once more I found myself unable to move. I lay there savoring the
feeling of sexual arousal and wishing I could regain control of my body
so I could touch myself with my hands.
At first I was only mindful of the engorgement of my penis but
gradually other thoughts began to impinge on my consciousness. "Yes,
this must be a hospital bed. How come I'm here? Yes, there must have
been an accident. Have I suffered permanent injury? Will I be
crippled?"
Unanswerable questions, I would have to ask the Doctor when she came
back. "She? How do I know the Doctor is a she? Oh yes, she touched me
there."
Another thought intruded, "But I can't talk. How can I ask her?"
Tentatively I tried to move my lips. "Say your own name, dummy," I told
myself.
The words formed and I made a conscious effort. I could feel my lips
move but no sound came out. I tried again. This time I could faintly
hear myself say, "Raymond Atkins." On the third try it was quite
distinct, "Raymond Reginald Atkins." It did not sound like my voice
though. Too thin and too high.
Someone must have been sitting beside my bed because a hand grasped
mine. My eyes turned enough to vaguely see the outline of a head. I
heard a buzzing noise for a moment before someone spoke. "There, there.
Calm yourself. The Doctor's on her way."
I lay quietly for several moments. "Why doesn't my erection go away? I
don't want anyone to see me this way," I thought. "Well anyway, this is
a hospital. They know about such things. Maybe they won't pay any
attention to it."
A second head replaced the one which had been looking down at my face.
The voice that had previously asked me to blink my eyes, spoke softly,
but distinctly. "So you're awake again. And you're starting to talk.
Would you like to repeat what you were saying for me?"
"My name is Raymond Atkins." This time I could feel my lips move and
could hear myself clearly. The voice sounded very strange though.
"That's very, very good. You're gaining control of your voice very
nicely. Would you like me to have the lights turned on?" She called out
without waiting for my answer which would surely have been no,
considering the state of my sexual arousal. "Nurse, please turn on the
lights."
Sudden illumination forced me to close my eyes. When I opened them a
moment later the head looking down at me had come into clear focus. The
Doctor was a woman. "Yes, and a pretty woman, even though her hair is
mussed and she has no lipstick. She looks like she's had a hard night,"
I thought.
"Can you see now?" she asked.
"Quite clearly."
"Would you like us to raise the head of the bed so you can see around
the room?"
"Yes." I remembered my manners at the last moment. "Please."
My head slowly rose as the crank turned. Gradually I was able to see
the end and part of the sides of the room. It was a typical hospital
room, blank pastel walls and a plain window. I could see the Doctor
standing beside my bed as she cranked. She stepped away for a moment,
then pulled up a chair and sat down within my field of vision. She
waited while my eyes darted about the room. They settled on my own
lower legs. "Good," I thought, "my erection is hidden by the bend of my
hips." It gave no sign of relaxing in intensity.
The doctor began to ask me questions, personal questions but easy ones
to answer. I suppose she wanted to check on the state of my memory.
"How old are you?"
"Fifty-six."
"Where do you live?"
"623 Dayton Street."
"Do you live alone?"
"No."
"Who lives with you?"
"My wife, Ruth."
"Do you have any children?"
"Yes."
"What are their names?"
"Robert, James, Jennifer."
I managed to answer each question, slowly and deliberately, using a
minimum of words. The doctor paused, then changed her tack. "You seem
quite clear-headed, today. Would you like to stay like this for a
little while? With your head up so you can see?"
"Yes."
"That's fine then. I'll be back to talk some more with you later. I'm
quite pleased with your progress."
She turned away from me and spoke to the nurse. "Leave the bed tilted
for no more than a half hour. Put it down again if the patient asks."
I lay placidly, happy with the expectation that my erection would
probably be gone when the bed was again levelled. I continued to be
aware of the swelling even though my mind drifted off into other
channels.
CHAPTER 2
The questions the doctor had asked started me thinking about the other
persons in my life. Would Ruth be coming here to see me today? Did
James get the teaching job he applied for? Would Robert's wife make me
a grandfather before Jennie's baby was born? Unanswerable questions!
And what was I, self-employed owner of a small business, doing in the
hospital?
The nurse came back to lower the bed again. My erection gave no sign of
fading away. Anxiously I kept my eyes on the bend at my hips as long as
possible while my head was lowered. I could detect no visible evidence
that the bed covers were being pushed into a mound before my vision of
the area was cut off by the ridge of covers on my chest. The nurse
walked away without saying a word and I drifted off to sleep again.
It must have been the next day that I was again raised to a semi-
sitting position and being questioned by the doctor when I suddenly
felt the urge to do some questioning of my own. Modesty forbade asking
about my persistent erection so I concentrated on other subjects. My
own voice still sounded very strange to me.
"How do I come to be here in the hospital?"
"You've been in an automobile accident?"
"Was I very badly hurt?"
"Yes, you suffered extreme trauma."
"Am I going to be all right?"
"We think so, but a lot will depend on your mental attitude."
"Does that mean I'm going to be crippled?"
"No, all your reflexes seem to be fine, which is very reassuring
considering that you have had extensive brain surgery. Your skull was
crushed in the accident. You won't recognize your own self in the
mirror now because your face has been altered."
"Is my face scarred?"
"All the lesions are on the top and back of your skull. Your face looks
very attractive, but you have bandages where your hair should be."
"Can I see myself?"
"I thought you might want that, so I have a mirror ready. Be prepared
for a shock though. You'll be looking at a stranger."
A framed mirror was held up in front of my face for me to stare into
it. A clean-shaven young face stared back at me. With its frame of
bandages hiding the hair and both ears I was reminded of a nun wearing
her habit. The features were regular but seemed rather small to match
my six foot frame I thought.
"I'd never recognize myself."
"Do you like your new appearance?"
I kept staring at my image. The blue eyes followed as I scanned back
and forth from forehead to chin. The eyebrows seemed too thin and my
bony nose no longer dominated. The jaw was smaller and the bandages
concealed any hint of a double chin yet the lips seemed fuller and when
I spoke pearly white teeth showed. The transformation was incredible.
"I guess I'll have to get used to it. I'm sure I wouldn't want to pay
the plastic surgeon to change it all back. Are you the surgeon who did
the work?"
"I had a part in your treatment but I am only indirectly responsible
for your appearance. I'm sure you'll have to agree though that we did
give you an attractive face."
I was not sure I agreed with that statement and made no response. The
silence continued until the doctor spoke again. "Well I think you've
stared long enough for now. In a few days we should have you standing
up to look at the total effect in a full length mirror."
The glass was lowered and my eyes shifted to look at the doctor. She
spoke again. "Let's see how much control you have of your arms. The
physiotherapist has been working with you while you've been unconscious
but it's time for you to show that the muscles are still working. I'll
release the ties for you." She bent over and I could feel her
unstrapping my left wrist.
"Why am I tied down?" I asked.
"That's to keep you from flailing around and hurting yourself. You may
be ready to be untied completely by tomorrow, but you've been pretty
wild several times up to now."
She reached over me to unstrap the other wrist before telling me to
clench both my fists. "Now raise both arms straight out in front of
you." I did as requested, at the same time noting that my arms were
covered with green and brown striped flannelette pyjamas. "That's very
good. Now bend your elbows.
Straighten your arms again. Lay them back on the bed."
"My hands seem smaller than they should be. It's as if they've shrunk,"
I complained.
"Well, you have lost considerable weight. You'll have to get used to
having smaller hands, at least for the present. Would you like me to
leave the restraints off for an hour or so?"
When the doctor left I spent considerable time studying my hands. I was
convinced that they were not just thinner, but actually smaller. And
there was no dark hair growing on the back of them. Had the rest of me
been shaved as well as my scalp?
When I thought I was alone in the room I reached down to feel my
persistent erection but there seemed to be some sort of guard holding
the covers away from my upper body from neck to hips and I was unable
to touch any part of myself other than my face and arms. After some
time I fell back to sleep and when next I wakened I was again lying
flat with my arms pinioned at my sides.
The doctor's promise that I might be freed from all restraints the next
day was not carried out. Instead I was told that I had been flailing
about during the night and would have only my arms released. This was
done before breakfast and for the first time I fed myself from my
upright position on the bed. The nurse said they were trying me out
with solid food, but if it did not stay down the intravenous tubes
would be reinserted in my arms. Feeding myself proved quite successful
and my bed was again raised at lunch and supper times so that I could
continue to look after this need for myself. During the day I asked for
and received a magazine to read and also spent considerable time
looking up at the television set provided. The nurse noted on my chart
that, "The patient is much more alert today."
On the following morning the doctor asked if I would like to try
walking about the room. I was eager to take this important new
beginning but rather apprehensive about my persistent erection. I need
not have worried. The cage, if I may use that term, which surrounded my
upper body was apparently strapped to my shoulders and thighs so that
even when standing my clothes were held away from me and my flannelette
hospital pyjamas showed no unsightly bulge in the crotch area. I made
several turns about the room, supported by a nurse at each arm with a
third one to wheel the catheter bag along behind.
For the balance of the day I was more alert than before and even spent
some time in the afternoon sitting in a chair by the window. I went to
sleep that night with no restraints tying me to the bed. I looked
forward to the next day when I had been promised the catheter would be
removed.
CHAPTER 3
The following day is one which I shall always remember. It dawned
bright and clear and the sun was pouring in the window as I sat up in
the bed eating my breakfast when the doctor arrived. The cage was still
around my upper body, but I felt fit and ready for the ordeal of having
the catheter removed. She did not rush me but sat drinking a cup of
coffee which the orderly fetched while I ate at a leisurely pace.
When my coffee cup had emptied I turned my head toward her and
announced, "Well, Doc, I'm ready. I'd rather have a male doctor do this
but I guess I can stand it if you can. I'm looking forward to going to
the bathroom by myself in future."
She looked at me without speaking for a moment, then commented, "So you
haven't realized yet that we took the catheter out while you were
asleep last night. You can go to the bathroom alone all right, but you
will be disappointed to know that because of the cage around your upper
body you won't be able to wipe yourself. The nurse will have to do it
for you."
As luck would have it my body chose just that moment to develop the
urge to void. Suddenly panic stricken I exclaimed, "Well, you'd better
help me to the bathroom right now. Otherwise I may have an accident."
She called the nurse and I was helped to stumble into the bathroom. My
pyjama bottoms were dropped and I was helped to place myself on the
toilet, temporarily relieved that the body cage still seemed to hide my
privates. At my own request I was left alone for several minutes. I
bent forward as much as possible to make sure the urine from my
engorged penis would be captured under the rim of the toilet. My
erection seemed to soften a little as my bladder emptied and I was able
to sit more erect as a bowel movement followed.
The nurse returned when I finished, helped me to stand, directed me to
bend forward at the hips and place my hands on the sink, and proceeded
to wash my underparts with soap and water. As she worked I caught a
glimpse in the mirror of my crimson face, beet red with embarrassment.
My pyjama bottoms were drawn up and fastened and we returned to the
room.
I wanted to sit in the chair by the window facing the doctor while the
medical situation was explained to me but she insisted that I lie back
again on the bed. After I had reconfirmed that I remembered nothing of
the accident that brought me here she began to talk.
"You are quite lucky to have been brought to this hospital because
nowhere else in the world would you have received similar treatment.
Did you know that you were clinically dead on arrival?"
"I guess I'll have to take your word on that."
"What is significant about your case is that you had signed the donor
card on your driver's licence and we were able to call the transplant
team into action immediately. You had surgery that has never before
been attempted."
"I don't understand. What has my signing a donor card got to do with it
if I received the transplant?"
"The important fact is that you were the donor, not the receiver."
"Then how come I'm sitting her now, alive and well? Or at least alive
and getting better."
"The reason is that a significant portion of your brain was
transplanted into the body of the teenager who was brought in along
with you. You have literally experienced a change of identity."
"That's too fantastic! I don't believe you."
"You asked me why your face looked so different." She paused while I
absorbed the implication of that statement. "And you complained that
your hands are smaller than before. Believe me. You are a different
person and will have to make a lot of adjustments to cope with the
changes."
"Does my wife know about this?" I wondered what she would think of
having a husband with teenage sexual equipment almost constantly in a
state of arousal. She used to make comments about older women robbing
the cradle if they married a younger man.
"Your wife understands you are dead. The funeral was held and your
remains were cremated three days after the accident."
As the doctor had anticipated, my reaction to this news was one of
shock. My head reeled and I felt suddenly faint. I must have lost
consciousness at that point for my next memory is of being awakened
again to the sound of my doctor's voice.
"- - - removed the cage from around your body. We've taken off your
pyjamas and you're just wearing a hospital dressing gown. The nurse and
I will help you to your feet and walk you into the bathroom. Then you
can open the front of the gown and examine your new body in the full
length mirror."
I was given no time to think about this impending movement, but rather
found myself lifted and propelled across the room before I could frame
a reply and before I could organize my resources to try to suppress my
growing erection.
Standing in front of the mirror I took no action at first after the
doctor and nurse had stepped back. That rigid shaft which I could feel
standing straight forward made me hesitate to expose myself in front of
my small audience. "Aren't you going to let me do this in private?" I
asked.
"We're sorry, but we have to be here in case you react negatively," the
doctor replied. "You needn't be shy. We see naked bodies all the time."
Realizing that I really had no choice in the matter, I fixed my eyes on
my crotch area as I was undoing the sash at my waist. As the front of
my gown opened I watched first to see this active sexual organ which
seemed to have no on-off switch. My eyes must not be focussing
correctly I thought when it did not appear in the mirror. Instead I saw
a modest blond tush with no sign at all of penis and scrotum. "Where is
it?" I asked, my voice rising. "My penis! Where is it?"
Both my arms were seized from behind above the elbows as I continued to
stare in astonishment. My eyes ranged up to view my chest where two
round melons thrust the pair of nipples forward. My hands rose
involuntarily to confirm by feel that the appendages were not an
illusion. They dropped again as I took stock of the rest of my
transformed shape. The face, "Yes it definitely matches a female body.
It isn't just clean-shaven. It's hairless. Why didn't I notice that
before?" Neck slender and smooth, no Adam's apple and no double chin.
Chest full and rounded. Waist narrow. Stomach flat. Hips ample, but in
proportion. Legs well shaped. Feet, "I'd better step out of these
scuffs." Feet, small but suited to the body. "Is that a trace of nail
polish on the toenails?" I looked up once more. Height, about five
seven. "That's a comedown for a six footer."
I could scarcely credit the evidence of my eyes. And my brain still
insisted that an erect penis protruded from my groin. "Take me back to
the bed, please," I asked of the two women who still supported me by
the upper arms. When I reawakened after a needle-induced sleep, I
learned that the schedule for revealing my new identity to me had been
advanced because of the expected arrival of the host body's period.
CHAPTER 4
Sitting in a comfortable chair with a sanitary pad fastened between my
legs while I faced Dr. Brebner next morning was a challenge to my self
control. My mind insisted on evaluating her as a potential sexual
partner for the relief of the charge building up in my phantom penis.
She was certainly an attractive enough woman and I had to keep
reminding myself that my physical body was incapable of orchestrating
penetration. For that matter relief was not possible by self
manipulation either.
I had not told her about my sexual sensations, partly from certainty
that I would only be told that this was the sensation felt by all
amputees that the severed limb is still connected and able to itch,
("Some itch!" I thought.), but mostly from a feeling of embarrassment.
I forced myself to concentrate on her words when she started to
question me about my future intentions.
"We have to establish your future identity," she urged. "You cannot
continue to call yourself Raymond Atkins. You must realize that he is
dead and buried."
"I'd like to discuss it with Ruth, my wife, before I make any
decisions. After all she is affected by this also."
"Don't you realize how terrible it would be for her to meet a young
girl claiming to be her husband? She is still in mourning from your
funeral. If you really love her I think you will want to spare her
further agony."
The doctor's logic was inescapable but still I complained. "I'm not
used to making decisions without her input."
"As I see it, you have two options," she went on. "Either you can
invent a new identity for yourself, or you can adopt the identity of
the body you have inherited."
"It seems obvious then that I should invent a new identity. I can't
very well pretend to be someone I'm not."
"You'll have some problems to solve in that case, a major one being
money. Remember, you're a teenager with no recognized work skills and
no place to live."
"Doesn't my insurance company owe me anything?"
"It's not likely unless your new identity also has an insurance policy.
You'll be classified as an uninsured driver. You could end up in jail,
especially if you are found responsible for the accident."
"I take it you think I should take the identity of the girl whose body
I'm - - - wearing I guess is the best word."
"It would solve a lot of problems for you."
"But how could I pull that off?"
"It's simple enough. You're suffering from amnesia. You won't have any
trouble faking that."
"In that case what will my name be?"
"I'll leave that for the family to tell you."
"How come they don't know about me now?"
"They thought you were visiting with your cousin in the next state. You
were evidently supposed to go on the bus but you borrowed your
boyfriend's car. They've just reported you missing to the state police.
We've only learned your identity today. Your driver's licence must have
been burned with your purse in the accident."
"So they'll be coming here to see me?"
"If you give the OK I'll report you as an amnesiac who might be the
missing daughter. Actually there is a slight possibility that you are
not really who we think you are. We'll have to let the family make the
identification."
"It seems then that I don't have much choice. I can't be myself, and I
can't invent an identity that will keep me out of trouble, so you had
better report me as the missing daughter. I guess I can always run away
later."
"I hope you won't do that. It wouldn't be fair to your new family."
It was as an outcome of that conversation that I was sitting reading
that afternoon with the head of the bed cranked up when a woman's head
first peaked through the door at me. Then she gave a shout of greeting
and rushed up to wrap her arms around me. "Oh, June! June, it's really
you!" she screeched before smothering me with kisses. "We've been so
worried since we found out you didn't arrive at your cousin's. Whatever
happened to you?"
"They tell me I was in a car accident and that I have amnesia. Are you
my mother? And is my name June?"
I could feel her tears running down onto my face before she answered.
"Yes, Dear. You're my daughter June. Everything's going to be all right
now that I've found you. I'm sure we'll get your memory back in no time
at all."
She sat up on the edge of the bed, took both my hands in hers and with
tears coursing down her cheeks stared into my face for the longest
time. At last she spoke again. "What have they done to your head? What
is the bandage for?"
"My skull was crushed. They had to shave off all my hair so they could
do the surgery. They've taken out all the stitches now, though."
"Oh, my poor darling. And to think we didn't even know you were in
hospital! How long will it be before I can take you home?"
"They haven't told me, but it might be quite a while, what with the
amnesia and all."
At that moment Dr. Brebner entered the room. She greeted my visitor
warmly. "Ah, Mrs. Rowland, I take it that our favourite patient is your
missing daughter. It will be nice to have a name for her rather than
calling her patient 'x'." Turning to me she added, "Well, June, I can't
exactly say just yet when you can leave the hospital, but it should be
less than a week, now. We have some more tests to run on you before we
release you."
"June Rowland," I said the name over to myself after Mrs. Rowland had
departed following an hour of telling me about the activities of family
members and friends who were just a jumble of names to me. I had
concentrated hard, even to the extent of being unaware of my phantom
body part for moments at a time. Nevertheless I was only certain that
she expected me to call her 'Mumsy' and that I seemed to have a younger
sister and brother named 'Rosie' and 'Frankie'. There was someone named
'Rickie' and someone named 'Gary' as well but I could not tell how they
fitted into the picture.
I had been unable to bring myself to use the diminutive 'Mumsy' and had
had difficulty adopting even the more formal 'Mother' in addressing
this stranger who had held my hands throughout the visit and gave me
another hug and a kiss before leaving. She had promised to return after
supper with Rickie and to "do something about my darling's appearance."
When she arrived back about seven p.m. it was with a twelve year old
girl in tow. I received another hug and kiss, but this time without the
accompanying tears. I managed to say in return, "It's nice of you to
come back so soon, Mother." Rickie greeted me with a handshake and the
information that home was not the same without me there to settle
quarrels between herself and her younger brother and sister.
The large shopping bag which they had brought was placed on the bed and
I was urged to open the parcels inside. My cheeks warmed while my
phantom appendage swelled as I opened the first, a peach coloured long
silk nightdress with cap sleeves and plentiful lace around the bust. It
was accompanied by a matching heavy satin dressing gown with full
sleeves and a button over front. When the tiny slip-on style satin
slippers with their narrow inch high heels came out of their box they
were immediately placed on my feet and I was urged in spite of my
reluctance toward the bathroom to change from my hospital issue pyjamas
and robe.
The silken gown felt delicious as it slithered down over my body, its
lacy bodice displaying my breasts so enticingly in the mirror that I
had to look down to confirm that my imagined erection was not really
spoiling the line of the skirt by projecting the material outwards. It
was difficult to convince myself that this elegantly clad sex object
was indeed me. After buttoning the rich satin bathrobe I hesitated
while I conquered my embarrassment at being so dressed, before
presenting myself back in the hospital room to a series of ooh's and
ah's from 'Mumsy' and Rickie.
They promptly seated me on the bed so that while Mrs. Rowland filed and
coloured my fingernails, her daughter could perform similar magic on my
toes. Before they left at the end of visiting hours I had had my
eyebrows plucked, had a pair of keepers inserted into the holes through
my earlobes of which I had not been aware, and had been introduced to
lipstick. As a result of their visit I received compliments on my
appearance from the nurses on duty on each shift before their return
the following afternoon. Dr. Brebner was equally flattering during her
morning visit.
I must confess that I did not know whether my own pleasure was founded
more on my perception that I must be an exceptionally pretty young
lady, or on the effect of silk caressing my body and rousing my male
animal instincts. Suffice it to say that I lay awake for a long time
luxuriating in the feel of my sleek nightdress as my fingers explored
my new body through the gossamer material.
CHAPTER 5
Mr. Rowland accompanied his wife on her next visit. After I had
dutifully held my face up for a paternal kiss, 'Mumsy' berated me for
not renewing my lipstick which had faded overnight and from my morning
ablutions. She also brought me another nightgown, blue crepe this time,
into which I was ordered to change. It had an equal effect on my libido
while I was looking at myself in the bathroom mirror as I tentatively
experimented with self-application of lip gloss. I felt it was only
decent for me to fully button my housecoat before presenting myself
back in the room for inspection. It did not seem appropriate for Mr.
Rowland to see his daughter clad only in her nightdress.
He reported that he had been inquiring into the circumstances of my
accident and that it appeared the other driver (myself) was at fault,
having lost control of his car and crossed into the oncoming lane. It
was suspected that the other driver may have suffered a heart attack,
but this could not be determined with certainty since no autopsy had
been performed and the body had been cremated. "In any case," he
concluded, "we'll get a big settlement from his insurance company."
Perhaps it is unfair of me to so categorize him, but his obvious relish
for the prospect of receiving an insurance windfall seemed to me to
outweigh his interest in the welfare of his daughter. His conversation
was sprinkled with ideas for spending the money; a new car, a holiday
in Florida, or an addition to the house, but he brushed aside my
suggestion that some of it should be set aside for me to attend
college. "You've had all the schooling you need. No one in my family
ever went to college. It'll be time for you to look for a job as soon
as you finish the next semester in High School. It's about time you
started to repay the money it cost me to raise you."
Mrs. Rowland was astute enough to see what effect this callous
disregard for my possible future plans could have on the relationship
between myself and this my putative father. At the end of the visit as
he was leading the way out of my room she dallied at my bedside to
confide in my ear, "Don't pay any attention to what he says. If you
want to go to college I'll see that he doesn't stop you." She kissed me
once more and then followed him out the door.
This incident marked a turning point for me. Here I was actually making
plans for how I would spend this new life which had been thrust upon
me. They were vague and unformulated plans, but obviously they would
clash with the accepted values of the person who would now be my legal
guardian until this body reached the age of eighteen. Also I knew
enough about the law to realize that until I reached that symbolic date
I would have no say in how the insurance proceeds were spent. The
mental activity engendered by this sudden interest in making plans for
my future had a very surprising effect. For the next hour I was
undisturbed by sensations in my phantom organ and was almost unaware of
the sexpot image presented by my silk clad body.
When I finally realized this latter effect, my imaginary erection was
suddenly back, as demanding of my attention as ever. Obviously it took
matters of serious consideration to divert my mind from its single
minded focus on sex from a teenage male point of view. I acknowledged
these feelings by standing before the bathroom mirror in my new blue
nightgown admiring the seductive lines of my new body.
On her next visit Mrs. Rowland brought the twins Rosie and Frankie to
see their sister. These nine year olds each offered me a kiss when
ordered by their mother and followed up with a rambling account of
their adventures at summer camp. Both complained about having had their
two weeks at the lake cut short by the demand to return home when their
mother discovered that her eldest daughter was unaccounted for. They
did not seem to hold me personally responsible however, and for the
first time I enjoyed meeting members of the Rowland family.
Perhaps it was because of my background as an authority figure in my
own family that I welcomed their attitude of respect for my superior
age. Evidently 'Junie' was the person who normally took charge in the
absence of their parents. I wondered how I would make out if I were
left alone at 'home' with them and had my baby-sitting skills put to
the test. No doubt I would have the opportunity of finding out in the
not too distant future.
Still it was something of a shock to me the next morning when Dr.
Brebner told me that I was to be discharged into the care of my
'mother' in two days time. She discounted my fears about facing a
strange family in a strange environment, giving as her opinion that the
sooner I metaphorically jumped into the deep end of the pool, the
sooner I would learn to swim. In preparation for the event I was
advised to dress in my housecoat and explore the corridor of this wing
of the hospital.
"You should visit some of the wards and make friends with other
patients. That will help you in learning to relate to other people and
in developing a new personality to match your new body."
"New personality! What's the matter with the personality I have now?"
"There's nothing wrong with it for a fifty-six year old man, but you
will find that both men and women will relate to a sixteen year old
girl much differently and you have to learn to respond appropriately.
When I observed you talking to your parents it seemed to me that you
should recognize more fully your state of dependence on them."
"It's hard to respect a supposed parent, who thinks my only duty is to
go out to work so I can repay his expenses in raising me."
"That's part of the adjustment you have to make. It won't do you any
harm to learn a new role in society over the next year. That's just the
way things are. Take my advice and start getting used to it. You can
declare your independence on your eighteenth birthday."
I was not used to being spoken to by Dr. Brebner in such a direct
manner and I responded rather testily. "You seem to be treating me like
a sixteen year old, and you at least know better who I really am.
Besides, according to Mrs. Rowland, my mother if you will, I had my
seventeenth birthday last month."
"I'm sorry if I sound like a Dutch uncle but my advice is meant
seriously. I told you when you first became conscious that everything
would depend on your mental attitude. Please believe me when I say that
you must put your former life into storage in your memory, and really
work at being the personality expected in a body like yours."
Her words must have made an impression because I found myself saying,
"I'm sorry, Doctor, I don't mean to be belligerent. It's just that it's
frustrating to be so out of control. Someone else always determines my
agenda." I tried out a smile on her and added, "I'll do my best to
forget that I've raised a family and operated my own business. Which
patient in which ward do you think I should visit first?"
She smiled back. "Just go about it casually. It doesn't matter who you
talk with first. Just remember to be friendly and to be interested in
what they have to say. Be sure to remember names and use them when you
meet people for the second time."
"Doc, I'll use all the Dale Carnegie techniques I can recall."
"Just be sure it becomes ingrained in your new personality," she
grinned as she was leaving the room.
I did take her advice and wandered down the corridor, very conscious of
my appearance in peach satin housecoat, with my thin eyebrows, coloured
nails and lips, and keepers in my ears. It took serious concentration
to overlook my phantom erection and to keep my attention directed
outwards. My smiles for hospital staff that I met in the corridor were
returned in kind, usually with a comment such as, "You're looking very
perky today. I'm pleased to see you up and around."
"Why thank you, Nurse," was my typical reply, though with practice I
became able to replace the title 'Nurse' with a given name for those
who had attended me in my room.
Visits to other patients were particularly difficult at first because
of my tendency to be diverted by my imaginary organ while they recited
their aches and pains. I must have had some success as a friendly
listener however, because several patients told me they would miss my
visits after I returned home, and thanked me for brightening their
hospital stay. The older women patients I said good bye to with a kiss
on the cheek and the older men with a handshake, except for one old
fellow who pulled me toward him by the hand and bestowed a kiss on my
unwilling lips. I kissed two young children also but was very reserved
with the young man of about twenty who seemed to look at me with hunger
in his eyes. I did reward him with a bright smile though and wished him
a speedy recovery.
At my interview with Dr. Brebner just before she signed my discharge
papers she complimented me for my efforts to be friendly to the other
patients. "Virtue should be its own reward, Doctor," I smirked in
return.
CHAPTER 6
If I had become at least somewhat accustomed to parading around the
hospital floor in nightgown, robe and lipstick, it still did not
prepare me adequately for the experience of dressing fully as a woman
for the first time. 'Mumsy' along with Rickie arrived in good time
bearing a suitcase full of clothing and cosmetics and it took a whole
hour before I was declared ready to face the world.
Alone in the bathroom I found little difficulty in donning the nylon
and lace bikini style panties although my phantom organ responded
vigorously to their touch. The brassiere presented more of a problem
until I hit on the idea of asking Rickie into the bathroom to fasten it
with the excuse that my arms were too weak to reach that far up my
back. There was probably some truth in my excuse.
The mirror's image of my breasts, so alluringly lifted and displayed in
their satin and lace prison, so excited me that my legs weakened and I
was forced to sit down on the toilet seat. "I'll get your pantyhose,"
offered Rickie, but before she could return Mrs. Rowland asked from the
other room if I had remembered to shave my legs this morning.
When I was forced to answer, "No," (The idea had not even occurred to
me.), she entered the bathroom to attend to the matter herself. I stood
on top of the toilet in my unmentionables while she scraped the hair
away with a safety razor. It was a revelation to me that the operation
could be performed without the use of shaving cream but no cuts
resulted and my legs certainly felt smooth when she had finished.
With that step successfully completed the delicate slip, whose trim
matched that of my bra and panties and came only to mid-thigh, was
slipped over my head and I was led back to sit on the bed to have my
nails attended to. 'Mumsy' had been offended to find chips in the
enamel, which I had done nothing to repair since her first visit. As
before she looked after the fingers while Rickie did my toes. "Don't
expect service like this at home," joked the latter.
After the mandatory five minutes of inactivity waiting for the polish
to dry, a pair of pantyhose was produced from an unopened package and
rolled up my legs by the older woman. I felt fortunate that she decided
my arms were too weak to do the job, because if left to my own devices
I would no doubt have botched the unfamiliar task. I slid from the bed
to stand on the floor while she drew them up around my thighs and hips
over my panties. How smooth and sleek my legs felt and looked, sticking
out so far below my slip and with the coloured nails showing clearly
through the sheer material! I liked the way I could feel the hose
stretch as I moved my legs.
When I confessed that I didn't feel 'up' to making up my face I was
marched back into the bathroom where the job was taken over by 'Mumsy'
assisted when necessary by Rickie. They began with moisturizer cream
and ended with mascara. In between they employed all manner of
cosmetics that were unfamiliar to me. I spread skin cream on my hands
and rubbed it in while I watched in the mirror as my face was
transformed. Truly the effect was astounding. When they had finished my
bright blue eyes seemed like pools of limpid fire peering out of the
most seductive visage imaginable. I was reminded of the Greek myth
about Ulysses and the Circe. I felt I needed to be tied to the mast to
protect me from the onslaught of my own beautiful face.
My mini-skirted yellow sharkskin dress went on over my head and the
back zipper was drawn up and fastened for me. I clasped my hands
together in my lap as I sat on the bed while a necklace and pendent
earrings were added to my costume. The crowning glory was a wig to
cover my inch long blond hair from which the bandages had now been
removed. When my slippers had been exchanged for yellow sandals with
spike heels I had some difficulty in walking to the bathroom mirror for
a final touch of lip gloss and a glimpse of the long golden tresses
that now framed my face.
Fortunately for me an orderly arrived bringing a wheelchair with which
to deliver me to the waiting car. I would no doubt have tripped and
fallen if I had tried to negotiate the corridor in those spike heels.
Dr. Brebner came to say good bye and to wish me well. She winked
broadly as she congratulated me on my ladylike appearance.
The fifty mile drive to the Rowland home took almost two hours in the
heavy traffic, so that it was supper time when we arrived at their
house in the suburbs. I was ushered inside and led up the stairs to
'my' room, a bright and airy place done in shades of pink with myriad
ruffles decorating its curtains and bed linen. At Mumsy's suggestion
my dress was removed and hung in the closet and I donned my satin
housecoat over my slip and undies before returning downstairs to lounge
on the chesterfield while supper was prepared. I did not change from my
sandals so it was something of a miracle that I negotiated the stairs
successfully.
The experience of sitting down at the dinner table as a full fledged
member of a family of strangers felt rather eerie. Repeated references
to persons and events of which I had no knowledge reinforced my sense
of isolation and alienation. The constant question, "Do you remember -
- - -?" was invariably answered with a helpless shake of my head.
Nevertheless everyone seemed glad to have 'Junie' home again and the
meal passed pleasantly enough. Afterwards, over 'Mumsy's' objections, I
insisted on donning an apron and helping with the cleaning up.
I was again lolling on the chesterfield watching the inane television
comedy which Mr. Rowland had chosen without consulting any other
members of the family, when Rosie answered a knock on the door. "Junie,
it's Helen come to call on you. She says she'll go straight to your
room and wait for you there."
I excused myself and again negotiated the stairs on my high heels. A
girl of my own age, casually dressed in jeans and T-shirt, greeted me
as I came through the door. "Hey! You look great." She enfolded me in
her arms and gave me a peck on the cheek. "I like your new housecoat.
Did you pick it out yourself?" She continued without pausing for an
answer. "That can't be your own hair. It wasn't nearly that long."
When she seemed to have run out of questions to ask and had sat down on
the edge of the bed it appeared to be my turn to contribute to the
conversation. I tried hard to think of what to say before coming out
with, "What do you think of my wig? My head was shaved for my surgery
and I'm still practically bald."
"It's fab. I need to get in an accident so my mother will buy me a
wig."
"I have to say that I don't recommend it. Do you know that I've
forgotten everything I ever knew? I don't even remember your last
name."
"Really! I don't believe you but just the same I'll tell you that it's
Robinson."
The ice was broken now and by a mixture of questions concerning Helen's
activities and stories about my stay in hospital I managed to converse
for the next two hours with this stranger who professed to be my best
friend. As she was leaving she extracted a promise from me to accompany
her to a shopping centre on the following afternoon. I did not give a
definite commitment, pleading uncertainty about the state of my health.
At my insistence she stuck her head in the living room and offered a
greeting to 'my' family before I showed her to the door.
I prepared myself for bed by changing into my yellow nightdress and
washing the make-up off my face. Then I spent a pleasant half hour
looking through the cupboards and drawers at June Rowland's
possessions. I particularly enjoyed the drawers containing her neatly
folded undergarments, nylon and lace panties, bras, and slips, along
with silky pyjamas and night attire. Before climbing into bed I yielded
to temptation and changed to a pair of mauve baby dolls. I went to
sleep dreaming of the delight it would be to have sex with my new body,
if only I were the young male that my mind insisted on considering me
to be.
CHAPTER 7
When I wakened next morning it took a moment for me to orient myself in
this new ultra-feminine environment with its pink ruffles and colour
scheme. I rushed to cover my pyjamas with my satin dressing gown,
placed my wig in place on my head and was about to start downstairs for
breakfast when Mrs. Rowland arrived bearing a breakfast tray.
"You'll have to go back to bed, Honey," she announced, "The insurance
adjuster is downstairs and your father insists that you try to look as
weak as possible. He says it will affect how big the settlement may
be."
I was not pleased to be required to act the part of an invalid, but I
returned to the bed without voicing my complaint, and nibbled at the
contents of the plate on my lap. 'Mumsy' fussed around, arranging the
bed covers to make sure that my bare shoulders and ample breasts,
framed in lace, were enticingly displayed for the adjuster's benefit,
and hiding my wig in the closet so that the scars on my head could be
pointed out through my thin crop of natural hair.
Within a few minutes a heavy tread on the stair announced the arrival
of Mr. Rowland with the insurance adjuster in tow. The latter shook
the hand which I held out languidly and asked after my health. Before I
could answer Mr. Rowland broke in to say how weak I was and how I could
expect to be confined to my bed for several more weeks. The
conversation between the two men continued without any participation by
either of the two females present. They appeared to differ considerably
about the amount of compensation that should be paid on account of my
accident.
Mr. Howard, the agent, politely disagreed with the sum proposed to him
and promised to pass on the information to his superiors about the
amount demanded. Then he calmly offered a business card to each person
present, including me, and insisted on taking his leave. "If any of
you have any other thoughts on the matter you may get in touch with me
at the office," were his parting words.
Mr. Rowland returned from seeing him to the door to instruct me in no
uncertain terms that I was to have no contact whatsoever with the
adjuster unless he were present. I kept my thoughts on the subject to
myself and merely repeated his instructions back to him. "Don't talk
with the insurance adjuster unless you are present." It was an order I
would be quite prepared later to disregard.
The others departed for downstairs and I heard the outside door click
as Mr. Rowland left belatedly for work. I set to work for the first
time to make my own selection of clothing for my as yet unfamiliar
body. I chose colour-coordinated lingerie beneath a navy blue skirt and
a peasant blouse in white cotton along with what I considered sensible
shoes in which I might be able to walk for a distance without too much
difficulty, black pumps with heels not much over an inch high. For my
face I chose only a foundation, enhanced with some blusher for my
cheeks, and the usual lipstick. As a last step I daubed some powder on
my nose and chin. The application of make-up would have to become a
subject of serious study for me if I hoped to successfully employ such
additional embellishments as eye shadow and mascara.
I had just descended the stairs when Helen phoned inviting me to visit
her at home. I asked 'Mumsy's' opinion before suggesting that she come
over and walk with me to her place, thus neatly sidestepping the fact
that I did not know my way around the neighbourhood. By the time this
stratagem of mine had been carried out it was lunch time so we two
girls shared the task of preparing sandwiches in the Robinson kitchen.
Afterwards at Helen's suggestion we took a walk to the nearest mall.
She complained about my wearing a skirt because she said that meant she
would have to change out of her jeans. Consequently I sat on her bed
watching as she dressed in an outfit similar to mine. With such an
attractive girl to study I found it difficult to control the feelings
of the imaginary male teenager who resided in my mind, but with studied
concentration I paid particular attention as she went about making up
her face. When she asked why I had not bothered with eye shadow I said
that I felt too weak to take the extra trouble. "I'll be more ambitious
by next week," I promised, hoping that by that time I would have
learned more about the whole process.
Walking in the bright sunshine as we approached the mall brought me
pleasure in the simple fact of being alive. I found myself holding my
head up high and my shoulders back as we strolled along. I smiled
expectantly at each person we met in my effort not to seem distant and
unfriendly if they happened to be acquaintances of June Rowland. My
efforts were rewarded usually with a smile in return and several
persons responded with a, "Hi, June!"
Not having thought to bring along a purse, and having no money in any
case, I could do no shopping but was content to let Helen lead the way
and to offer an opinion about the several items of costume jewellery
which she selected. I accompanied her into the change room while she
tried on a dress but contented myself with examining those on the rack,
occasionally holding one against myself in front of the mirror to
imagine its effect.
Helen splurged to buy us each a coke, and while we were sipping it at a
small table we were joined by two boys. By this time she had become
used to me asking her for the name of each person who had earlier
greeted me, (or rather June) and she automatically whispered the names
Jack and Ed to me as they approached. I said little in the mixed
company but that did not seem to matter as I was automatically included
in the remarks of the others. I was not particularly impressed with
either boy and definitely not sexually attracted although it appeared
that Ed had dated June casually in the past. Both showed interest when
Helen brought up that I had spent the past six weeks, since the
beginning of school vacation, in hospital.
The boys walked back to Helen's place with us and we sat for an hour on
the porch making further small talk. When I indicated it was time for
me to return home to help with supper preparations, Ed insisted on
being my escort for the two blocks.
Mrs. Rowland insisted that I lie down and rest rather than help with
meal preparation, but I did participate afterwards with the cleaning
up. My evening was spent in the living room with the family, watching
television. Later as I reflected back over my first full day lived as a
teenage girl in her local environment while I prepared for bed, I
wondered if I would be able to handle the role expected of me over the
next year. Except for the effort I had had to put into such matters as
learning about make-up and the concentration it had taken to fix names
and faces in my memory, I felt that I would have been totally bored
with the whole affair.
The following morning after breakfast I spent considerable time in my
room going through June's possessions in minute detail. I examined her
photograph albums, read all the letters she had saved, and went page by
page through her school notebooks, as well as looking in every nook and
cranny of her cupboards and drawers.
I learned from a collection of cheque stubs that she had worked part
time in the past year at a fast food outlet and, wonder of wonders,
hidden between the books on her shelf, I found a bankbook showing total
savings of almost five hundred dollars. Practising her signature was
less difficult than I would have expected since my fingers seemed to
know instinctively just how she wrote her name. I would have to
discover where the bank was located and use that signature to obtain
some spending money for my next expedition to the mall with Helen.
Mrs. Rowland accepted my help with meal preparation that day both for
lunch and supper, and during the afternoon, as officially appointed
baby sitter for Rosie and Frankie while their mother went to the
grocery store, I accompanied them on a trip to the public library.
Besides the benefit of learning a little more of the local geography, I
profited from the jaunt by returning with several books on cosmetics
and beauty secrets.
I would have felt greater satisfaction at my success in handling my
assigned role as a member of this family had I not continued to be
distracted most of the day by the imagined erection of my phantom male
organ.
One disturbing element in my day occurred just after supper with the
arrival unannounced at the house of 'Gary'. Who was Gary and how did he
fit into the picture? I had no idea and was rather nonplussed when
Rosie appeared at my side with the message, "Gary's at the door and
wants to see you."
"Hi, Baby!" was my greeting from this tall and muscular young man when
I opened the door to speak with him. Then his arms reached out and drew
me to him for a tight embrace and a deep kiss, which was as unwanted as
it was a surprise to me. The shock of it caused my phantom erection to
recede even as I struggled unsuccessfully to free myself. In his own
good time he released me and added the words, "I'm glad you're back,
Honey."
"It's nice to see you," I lied. "What was the kiss in aid of?"
"Just showing that I've been thinking of you. And reminding you whose
girl you are. I didn't like you walking home with Ed McIntosh
yesterday."
"If you expect me to remain your girl, you had better get used to me
walking with whoever I choose." I did not feel very charitable toward
this youth, dressed in jeans and leather jacket, who seemed to regard
June Rowland as his personal possession.
He seemed to ignore my response and continued, "Come on out. I feel
like taking a walk and I haven't seen my girl in over a month. Why'd
you go visit your cousin anyway?"
"Wait until I tell my mother where I'm going."
"All right, but hurry up. I don't like waiting around."
I returned to the living room and spoke to 'Mumsy'. "Gary wants me to
go for a walk with him. Is that all right with you?"
She seemed surprised to be consulted and perhaps unsure that I would
obey any limits she might set. "All right, Dear. Be sure to wear a
sweater though. Remember that you're just out of the hospital, and
don't stay out late."
I went back upstairs to freshen my lipstick and pick out a cardigan
from the bureau drawer. Then I returned to the front door to find Gary
seated on the front steps.
"You took long enough."
I made no response, perhaps recognizing that in all politeness I should
have invited him to wait in the house. He followed me down the front
steps. "We'll go in my car," he announced.
"You said a walk," I countered and started along the sidewalk, ignoring
the car that was parked at the curb. "And I changed my shoes so my feet
won't hurt."
"I like you better in high heels," he grumbled as he fell into place
beside me.
Our conversation as we proceeded along the street became almost a
monologue supplied by Gary as he told me what he had been doing over
the past several weeks while he had been working out of town. I
volunteered nothing about myself and wondered how anyone could be such
a boor as not even to ask. He objected when I insisted on turning back
after several blocks, but reversed his direction and stayed at my side.
On the sidewalk in front of the Rowland house he took my arm and said,
"We'll go for our ride now, eh."
"Sorry, Gary, but I'm just home from the hospital and the doctor says I
have to go to bed early. I'm going back in the house now."
"You didn't tell me you were going in the hospital!"
"I didn't plan to be in the hospital. It just happened. Let go of my
arm now. I have to go in."
In answer I found myself, right on the sidewalk, being drawn back into
his arms and receiving another deep kiss. One of his hands reached down
to press against my buttocks, drawing our hips close together so that I
could feel his hardness through the fabric of my skirt.
"Are you sure you don't want to come out for a drive?" he asked when he
had stopped for breath while still holding me tight to him.
"I already told you. I'm not going to go against the doctor's orders."
"You could sleep in my car. It has soft cushions in the back. And the
front seat reclines." He brought his lips back to mine and his tongue
probed my mouth again. The lump at his groin pressed even more strongly
against my stomach.
"No. Now let me go."
When he reluctantly released his grasp, I walked at once to the house
door and paused there just long enough to say the words, "Good Night,"
before slipping inside the house. After the latch had clicked I leaned
back against the door while I recovered my composure. From a woman's
perspective it had not been pleasant facing almost unrestrained male
lust.
Back in my bedroom I was able for once to change into my silk
nightdress without being tormented by my own teenage male sexual urges.
CHAPTER 8
Over the next two weeks I became more accustomed to my role as a
teenage girl. Daily visits with Helen either at her house or mine
helped me immensely in determining how I should dress, act, relate to
others, particularly boys, and the appropriate opinions to express.
Together we visited teenage hangouts, shopped, went swimming, and rode
bicycles through the park. It took an effort to overcome my timidity
about displaying my body, clad only in a bikini at the pool, or wearing
short shorts and a skimpy top as we cycled, but by the time school was
scheduled to begin I felt I had my part down pat.
Did I say I learned how to relate to boys? Not true with respect to
Gary! In truth I was afraid of him. I even consulted with Helen about
means of distancing myself from him. Her reaction was to question,
"Why? You tried hard enough to attract him before. Can't he give you
what you want?"
I struggled to find an appropriate explanation. "He thinks he owns me.
I don't like him telling me what to do."
She showed little sympathy. "I guess that's the price you pay for
having your own stud on a string."
Left to my own devices I could only refuse to accept the invitation
that he extended almost every evening to go for a drive with him in his
car. Frustrated by my rebuffs he accused me of making out with someone
else and did not believe my denials. I had no way of knowing how
intimate June had been with him before the accident, but there was
really no way I could have explained either to him or to Helen the
morality of the relations between the sexes which I had inherited from
my own generation. The idea of a girl saving herself for the marriage
bed would have seemed idiosyncratic to either of them.
I do like to think that it was high moral standards which kept me from
cooperating in my own downfall, but revulsion for the very idea of sex
with a male was probably the determining factor. As a married and
firmly heterosexual man I had never been attracted to other males, and
having overnight been reincarnated as a female I could not rid myself
of those attitudes. After all I continued to fantasize about the
impossible dream of having sex with myself, and constantly experienced
personally all the urges of a teenage male.
Just before the fall semester was to resume at the local High School I
made a telephone call to Mr. Howard, the insurance adjuster and,
wearing a modest skirt and blouse along with full make-up and my wig,
spent an afternoon making the long bus trip to and from his office in
the city. I felt no qualms of conscience about disobeying the parental
order from Mr. Rowland, who I was sure would spend the insurance
proceeds for a new car and a trip to Florida without making any
provision for my further education after high school graduation.
After some preliminary discussion, I offered to settle my claim for
just ten per cent more than the company had offered, which was just
under half the amount demanded by Mr. Rowland, on the condition that he
delay the settlement until I should reach the age of majority so the
money could be paid directly to me instead of 'in trust' to June's
parents.
Mr. Howard showed interest in my proposal but would make no definite
guarantee. I gave him my sweetest smile and offered my hand to shake
when he finally declared, "I'll do my very best for you, Miss Rowland."
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Gary gave up on asking me out after my consistent refusals had lasted
for more than two weeks, so I never had to face the problem of being
confined in a car with a very aggressive male who wants everything a
girl has to give, and is not prepared to take no for an answer. I
breathed more easily when it appeared that that threat to my virginity
had been removed. Always thereafter, however, he glared at me and made
rude remarks when we met on the street. Fortunately he had graduated
the year before and was part of the working