Kadavuluku thaan nandri sola vendum ithu pondru oru mallu engal udan vara vaithatharku, ippozhuthu matra aangal engalai poramaiyaaga paarka aarambitha...argal, anaivarukum naangal oru gumtha auntyai usar seithu mele azhaithu varugirom endru thaan ninaithaargal. Aanal enaku appozhuthu theriyaathu mallu oru item endru.Naan mallu oru kudumba pen endru thaan ninaithu irunthen, mele sela sela mallu oru oru idamaaga amarnthu amarnthu selalam endru solinaal.Appozhuthu mallu en arugil amarnthaal aval. I was dressed as a woman as usual now. My friends usually called when they wanted to visit me. I was very worried if I should open the door. Finally I said to myself that at some time it would come out anyway. When I opened I was very glad that it was my sister though.Rebecca complimented me on my look and then I had to tell her everything that happened the last two weeks. Well, I didn't actually tell her I had sex with Emily, but I think she could guess. She was glad that things progressed. I don’t like to exercise now as I have been doing it all my life. I was just tired of exercise. I know I need to lose some weight but then why? All my family are stocky build so I just accepted it as the norm.You are born, you live an experience(s), and then you die. Why worry about the little things in life like weight.It was at this point I ran directly into her. Her head was down and like me she was asking questions about life. The only difference was she was 19 and I was 49. Two generations. Her arms immediately reached up and wrapped themselves around my neck. It felt good to be so needed and vital, as Grace’s tears and sobbing burst into the open. Instinctively I pulled her tighter, trying my damnedest to convey my commitment to her through the tightness of my hold.“Hey, it’ll be okay. It’ll be okay, you’re not on your own. We’re here for you. I’m here for you.”In that instant, as my tongue got caught up with my words, the conundrum of what Grace wanted and what we’d offer struck.
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