Chapter 12

“the ice cream, I took a little lick out of it and he smiled at me as encouragement.

The image of my father blurred away, and I found myself standing at the front door of my house.

I was standing there, with my boxes layer down at my feet. My mother was yelling at me, and my father stood at the corner with his eyes not looking at me.

“Mum pleas” I begged, my voice trembling “don’t do this, I’m still you’re daughter, I - I can go back to conversion and I will be normal again, I will do anything. Please”

“No,on this day you’ve seized to be my daughter” my mother’s voice was firm. It lacked any emotion. Lacked any sympathy or pity in it.

“Daddy, please” There was no reply. He couldn’t even look at me.

“Get out” my mum said. Her voice was harsh. “Out, Now!”

There was the sound of my trembling voice echoing in multiple please.

Mum, please. Please. Pleasee.

“Sidney. Hey Sidney, wake up” a voice said from above me. I could feel hands were on my shoulders, shaking me furiously.

“Please