"I wish that the wish that made me a girl didn't affect reality, so everyone else thinks of and remembers me as a boy. I also wish that I'm disguised as a boy, and very good at disguising myself as a boy, and nobody else even suspects I've been changed. Finally I wish that if there is something that might make someone suspect I'm a girl, I can tell people any explanation and they'll believe it even if it's very unlikely.
"I don't get it, Joan," said Pete.
"It's great! I can be your girlfriend while everyone else thinks I'm a boy. That way I don't have to worry about
Just then Karyn walked by. "Oh, hi, Jon," said Karyn. "And Pete... I can't believe you guys are spending so much time with each other."
"Yeah," said Joan in a low Jon voice. "We really have a lot in common."
"If you spent any more time with each other I'd almost think you were dating."
"Well," said Joan, knowing that if she lied Karyn would believe any explanation.... "the truth is..."
