Its Complicated

First Steps

As I stood in front of the full length mirror at the local clothing store, I felt like an idiot. I was dressed in a pair of dark grey jeans and a blue shirt with a white skull on the side of it. Yes, I was wearing guys clothes which my brother and I had fussed over all day. Though he wasn't here with me, I had sent him several photos and texts asking if this is what he thought I should be wearing. I sighed as I remembered exactly how I had gotten myself into this bizarre mess in the first place.

*Flash Back*

"Please Jesse! It will only be for the first term, and after that you can go back to your normal life!" Jace sobbed. 

"No, no way in hell Jace, I am not going to dress up as a guy just so you don't have to worry about your grades," I replied, my arms over my chest.  

"I can't tell them now that I can't come! If I do that, then they will kick me out! Please you have to help me!" he pleaded.  

"No," 

"Please Jesse! I promise I will make it up to you! I will pay for all of your sporting clubs you decide to join, and for your gym fees!" he said, beginning to actually cry.  

"I-I um, I..." I stuttered. I sighed and hung my head; I could never say no to my brother when he cried... "Alright, fine, I will do it,"  

"Really? Oh I love you so much Jesse! I promise I will pay for everything sport related for you!" he said before grabbing my arm and pulling me into a massive hug.  

I managed to squirm out of it and stepped back.  

"But, how am I going to hide the fact that I'm a girl, huh Jace?" I said sternly.  

"You're flat chested! No need to worry!" he smiled.  

I glared, causing his smile to fade.  

"For one, I am not flat chested enough to not be noticed. And two, what will I do if I'm forced to wear tight clothes? It's going to be impossible to hide these," I said, pointing to my breasts.  

"Man boobs?" Jace replied sarcastically.  

I threw a pillow at him.  

"Ok, ok, I'm sorry. Look, I will figure something out by the time school starts in two weeks, alright?" he said.  

I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists but agreed anyway. There was no way I could back out now.

*End of Flash Back* 

I took a picture and sent it to my brother.

What about this?

I then placed the phone on the small bench beside me and began undressing and grabbing another set of clothes. I froze when my phone vibrated against the timber on the bench and picked it up, reading the text while putting on a red shirt.

Yes, that's more like it Jesse! Finally, your starting to get it!

I rolled my eyes before replying.

Jace, I don't know about this. I still look like a girl!

I had already thrown on a pair of black shorts and silver belt by the time he replied.

Well, that's because of two things Jesse; your hair, and your breasts.

I sighed, taking a photo and attaching it to my next message.

What can I do then? It's not like I can just get rid of my breasts! And what can I do about my hair?

I got undressed and threw on my real clothes which consisted of sports pants and a blue athletic singlet. I then sorted out the eight different shirts and pants into two piles; the keep pile and the chuck pile. I only got to keep three outfits of the eight.