. I thought..." Frank was having trouble. Back in the Martin's basement, he had told Oliver that everything would be okay. But that was when he'd thou...ght that Oliver and David had been suffering inexcusable abuse. What he'd learned from the Martins changed that. The parents weren't the ones who were a danger. David was. "Don't you get it, Oliver? All David does is hurt people." Frank stared down at the water, frowning for long moments before his eyes suddenly snapped up to Oliver's. "Do you. She took my hand and said:"I'm glad you are honest, but don't you think I'm pretty?"."Oh, you are, very". She smiled. Oh yes, she was very pretty.She told me that all her life she has been living as a woman. Never had any surgeries or hormones. That her breast was natural given. I remember how I blushed when she told me."So how old are you Markus?"."I'm 45; well tomorrow I will be 45"."Oh, its your birthday tomorrow, well I'm 62, though a lady should never tell her age"."Well you look a lot. Still do. That’s why I crippled him financially with the settlement. He had to borrow a lot to pay me off. You probably don’t know, but he’s a lousy businessman. Good practically, but rubbish with accounts and taxes and such like. If I hadn’t handled that side, he’d have gone down years ago. I believe he’s in serious trouble now, apart from the court case.’ I nodded. ‘Seems so, you don’t communicate with him any more?’ ‘No way!’ she stated adamantly. ‘Communications go through my lawyers. There. Even her Mother and Father were ashamed of herand in minutes, she was out on the street with just a fewpersonal belongings, her old case full of stolen clothes andlittle else. She was told never to return!She drifted towards London, where she had heard that people weremore tolerant and was lucky enough to get a temp job as a girl.She was lonely but at least she did not have to hide herfeminine personality. She was small for a man and had long hairand a soft voice. She decided that she must try.