Right across from her in the hallway, she thought, Emile was standing naked. Maya tried to will herself to close her door, but instead she found herse...lf taking her first step out of her room. All she wanted was a peek. Maya quickly glanced down the hallway and saw that the light in her moms room was already out. There was no chance for her mom to walk out and catch her. She tiptoed across the hall and stopped her hand just short of nudging the door open. Crap! Maya thought. She really needed an. We ate in front of the television, he was very quiet and whenever I asked him a question about something, he replied in as few syllables as possible.After we got our dishes in the dishwasher, we went back in to watch television some more, one of his favorites, the British show, Top Gear, was on with a new episode."Come sit next to me, Kenny," I asked as I patted the place next to me.We watched the show, laughing at the funny parts which were many, then at ten, I switched off the tube and told. She didn't say much on this topic.Io's taste in books seemed to focus on long-term best sellers or at least books that were 'well thought of, ' with a smattering of other things: everything from Dickens to John MacDonald's Travis McGee series, Perry Mason was well represented as much as John Updike and Truman Capote. As far as non-fiction went, she claimed to be reading 'everything' she could find about the crash of 2007 – which I thought interesting; she had lived through it, after all.In. "Hormones? How do you know all this?" This is what Sarah told me would probably happen. She says we need todo the process for now." Sarah? What does she know? She has no idea what is being asked of me.This is not a dress up game. I'm not being asked to just dress like agirl and then it will be ok. This life changing, altering not only whoI am, but what I am, and I have no choice in the matter?" Dexter voicewas now very loud."What do you want to do Dexter," his mother as softly with tears inher.