“I just wanted to floor to open up when she blurted ‘she’s not even female,”

I said before taking another drag.

“Still…

it could have been worse.”

“Could it?” Mum asked.

“Well…

at least she didn’t say ‘that’s not a woman’ the moment she clapped eyes on me.” I replied.

“Or does that make it worse?” I wondered as I looked down at myself;

black patent court shoes,

bare hairless legs,

and a figure-hugging black skirt that lands just above the knee.

“You can change if you want,” Mum said.

“Yeah… in a bit,” I said.

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