GIRL- A Transgender Story|Book One Of "The Students Of Buford Academy" Series

As Time Goes By

The seconds turn to minutes as minutes turn to hours and hours turn to days as the days pile into weeks and the weeks piled into the month of our play.

Nothing had been going my way since I tried to talk to Ms. Will. Even students making a petition from me using the girl's bathroom. Yeah...

I went dancing class every day with my one action, walking over to my sister, bowing, then placing a tea tray and walking off. It was pathetic. Xena was always telling me how hard it was to do certain dance moves. She wasn't happy about any of it.

Also, I'm at least 99.9% sure my teachers are failing me because I'm trans. Almost anything I did now was "against school policy."

My how I JUST LOOVVVEEEE Georgia.

I was going to dance class for the last time, practicing this stupid act. I did my part and sat down in the corner. The world was horrible. I hated it.

I went back home and put my stuff by the door. My mom smiles at me. "Val, Matilda, have fun at your show tonight!"

"Aren't you going to be there?" I asked. My mom shook her head. "I'm sorry Val but I'm busy with work." I nodded and went up to my room watching cartoons as a braided my doll's hair. "At least you don't hate me, Giselle. Right?"

I sat there for two hours, watching it mindlessly. I went to the stage around 4:15 and everyone was rehearsing what they needed to do. I just stood near the wall as I waited for Xena.

4:30. No Xena.

5:15. No Xena.

5:45. No Xena. We had to start in thirty minutes...

Ms. Will walks in. "Where's Xena?! She needs to get here soon or I swear-"

Xena burst into the room in her Lilo and Stitch hoodie and blue leggings. She had a duffle bag with her. "Where have you been, young lady?" Ms. Will asked.

Xena looks at her. "Thinking. Ms. Will, I'm not going to do your production." Everyone went silent.

"What do you mean you aren't doing this production?!" Ms. Will says, looking at her. Xena took her duffle bag in her hand. "I quit. I'll fail your class. I don't care. I font deserve the part of Rowan, The Second Princess. You know who does deserve it?"

"Who?" Ms. Will says looking annoyed. Xena looks at me and walks over, giving me the duffle bag. Inside the bag was Princess Two's costume. "That would be Valentina. Valentina Lovelace."

Ms. Will looks shocked. "If you want your shoe to run perfectly, you better let Val be that princess." she smiles, "because, Val is the best princess two you could ever... Ever have." Ms. Will looked at me in the butler outfit and the girls looked among themselves. "Let her do it." one girl says. Then, another one. "Let her do it," she said.

More and more all the girls joined together, chanting. "Let her do it."

"Enough!" Ms. Will says. She leans done to me and touches my shoulder. "Don't embarrass me out there, Valentina."

With those very words, I changed into my costume and Jerald got into the butler one as Xena went backstage. We all stand in place as the red velvet curtain opens. I dance and dance, and dance all night. My sister glares at me the entire time I danced, but I didn't care. This was what I wanted, and a got it.

When the production ends I go backstage and see Xena standing there and she hugs me. "You did amazing Val!" she squeals. Abraham, Quincy, Jemma, and Luna come backstage with an assortment of flower arrangements.

I smiled and I got changed and we started to walk home. Maybe being trans isn't such a bad thing.

Maybe being Valentina Lovelace is the best thing that ever happened to me.

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Hey guys! Thanks for reading another part of girl! This is NOT the ending of this book, and, I also had an idea about this kind of being a series..? Like, a different book for every character and maybe minor books for tiny characters like Matilda or Julia. Just tell me what you think.