"He wouldn't hit a woman," Michelle informed her tartly."I meant that figuratively. He bit the head off of anyone and everyone in the hospital today. ...And would you like to know why, or did you figure this out?" Stephanie walked over to the table and picked up one of the beautiful flowers, smelling the scent of roses and lilacs. She pulled out a few of the flowers in the vase, rearranged and, before Michelle could blink, had a beautiful arrangement."Figures you'd be good at this too, you're good. My room was on the ground floor while moms was upstairs so we both had our privacy when we wanted it. I had an en suite bathroom and a nice walk in closet where my bags filled with my secret stash now was hidden in the far corner. Usually I keep them hidden in the attic, mom doesn’t like to go up there, she thinks it is creepy and too dark so they are safe up there. I quickly removed all my boy-clothes and walked into my closet naked and got my exercise outfit from one of the bags, it consists. "The applause started polite, but rose in volume and enthusiasm at the articulate and passionate words of the 20-year old young woman. It was still echoing in her ears as she descended the steps on the side of the stage and was discreetly taken aside by "Uncle Alfredo", a close friend of her stepfather's."It was a beautiful speech," he said raspily, pulling her in for a hug, squeezing her chest tightly to his. "You have alot of potential." Thanks?" she wheezed, and when he finally released her. California. Christ! You can't be that stupid. You aren't telling me you don't know LA." 'Ellay'?" Eve laughed. "You are telling me so much I don't understand. If you don't come from here, and you come from some place with a strange name, how did you get here?" Fucked if I know!" Rhonda swore angrily. "One moment I was in Venice Beach. Just mooching. Not doing much. And then, I dunno, I got all dizzy or something. And then I kind of fell over. And I didn't just fall a few feet. Fuck no! I was.