Previously:
I just hope everything goes well tomorrow. How will people react to the new me? Will they accept me?
  

  
Chapter 16

“Joanie, Wake up.” I heard someone talking to me.

“Joanie.” It was Jen.

“Five more minutes.” I groaned.

“Okay, you asked for it.” She said.

“EEEEK!!” I yelled and jumped out of bed when something really cold touched my back.

“What the heck was that?” I asked her.

“My hands, I used put them under cold water when I couldn’t wake you up.” She said laughing.

“You.... you....” I said running after her trying to get her and she ran away laughing.

“Where did you get that idea from?” I asked her after we got tired of the cat and mouse play.

“I read it in a story a found. I laughed so hard that I had to try it once.”*

“Where did you find it?”

“A TG story site.”

“Since when you read TG stories?”

“Ever since you were in the hospital, I tried to understand what you were going through so I researched the web and found some TG fiction websites. I started to read some of the stories and got hooked.”

“You have to show it to me sometime. And don’t try the cold hand trick again. You scared the heck out of me.”

“If you had woken up when I called you, I wouldn’t have done it.”

“Then I need to be more careful in the future.”

“Now go have a shower and get ready, we have school today.”

“Oh shit! I was forgetting about it.” I said and run to the bathroom.

After I got dressed, I went downstairs to have breakfast and everyone was seated at the table already. “Good morning everyone.” I said

“Good morning, sweety.” My mom said and kissed me on the cheek.

“Hey, sis.” Josh said.

“Hi pumpkin.” Dad said and gave me a kiss on my forehead.

“What do you want for breakfast sis?” Jen asked me.

“Just some cereal and a glass of orange juice, please.”

“So are you ready to go to school today?” Mom asked me.

“I am a bit nervous. I wonder how the other kids will react.” I admitted.

“Don’t worry, sis. You have me, Jen and Mindy supporting you, and I can protect you from any of the bullies.” Josh said.

“Thank you Josh. You are a hero.” I said and kissed him on the cheek.

After breakfast we got our backpacks and got outside. Mindy was there already waiting for us.

“Hi, beautiful.” She said and gave me a light kiss on the lips.

“Get a room you two.” Josh and Jen said in unison and we both blushed.

“Now that everyone is here, lets go.” Jen said unlocking the car doors.

Of course Mindy and I went on the back seat together.

We arrived at school a bit earlier this morning because I wanted to go to the principal office before the class started. Arriving there, his secretary, Miss Jenkins asked me. “What can I do for you, miss?”

“I’d like to talk to Mr Addams, ma’am.”

“And you are?”

“I’m Joan Heart, ma’am.”

She typed on her computer and said. “I don’t have a Joan Heart here. Are you sure you are a student here?”

“What?”

“I said there is no Joan Heart in the system, miss.” she said sounding annoyed.

“It should have. My mother came by Friday to deliver the documentation to change my name and status.” I said.

“And change your name from what?”

“John Heart”

“What? Are you saying you are a boy?” she said angrily.

“No ma’am, I’m saying that I am a girl, that’s why the name and status change.”

“Are you telling me you are one of those transsexual freaks?”

“What? No, I am a girl and transsexuals aren’t freaks.” I said angrily

“They are freaks, just like you, a perverted boy that thinks he is a girl.”

“I AM NOT A FREAK!” I yelled

“Why the commotion out here?” I hear Mr. Addams ask from his office door.

“Nothing sir. I was just taking care of MISTER Heart here.”

“Who? Where is he?” He asked.

“Can’t you see IT? HE is right in front of you. The boy with fake boobs and in a dress.” She said with venon in her voice.

“My breasts are 100% natural and I’m not a boy in a dress.” I said angrily.

“And who are you, miss?” he asked me.

“Joan Heart, sir.”

“Oh yes, your mother talked to me Friday.” he said and turned to Miss Jenkins. “I thought I told you to change her name and status last Friday, Miss Jenkins.”

“Of that transsexual freak?” She said.

“First of all, she is not a freak nor a transsexual, she is 100% female that had a birth defect that caused her to be misidentified at birth, and you would have known that if you had read the documents I gave you. And for calling transsexuals freaks, you are being way out of line as they are people like everyone else and there are laws protecting them from people like you.” He said angrily and she went white.

“Clean up your desk and I want you out of the school premises in 10 minutes, that kind of behaviour is not tolerated.” He said.

“WHAT? ARE YOU FIRING ME BECAUSE OF THAT FREAK?” She yelled.

“That’s it, I’m calling security.” he said.

“YOU FILTHY BITCH!” she yelled and lunged at me.

I closed my eyes waiting for her to beat but nothing happened. I opened my eyes and Josh was there holding her down.

“Are you okay sis?” He asked me.

“I’m fine. Just a little shaken up.” I said.

A couple minutes later, security came and took Miss Jenkins away. Mr. Addams came to me and said “I’m sorry about her behaviour, Joan. What she did and tried to do was unforgivable.”

“No one got hurt, sir. That’s what matters.” I said.

“Changing subjects, what were the reason for your visit this morning? I wasn’t expecting you until next week at least.” he said.

“Well, I am healing pretty fast from my surgery and I was feeling well enough to come to school, I just can’t overexert myself physically.” I said.

“So you decided to come to school instead of staying home? That’s commendable.” He said.

“But I don’t know if I should go to class today anymore. The system still shows me as John instead of Joan.

He looked at his watch and said. “There is no time to fix the files before classes today, but here is what I’ll do. Take this note and show them to your teachers today.” He said and wrote a note for the teachers. “And I’m going right now to the teachers lounge and tell them to call you by Joan until the system is fixed, Is that okay with you?”

“Oh yes, Mr. Addams, Thank you very much.” I said and gave him a peck on his cheek.

“Thank you, Joan.”

“For what?”

“For being so understanding. Many would have made a huge deal out of what Miss Jenkins did.”

“I just don’t see how it would do anyone any good to do that.” I said.

“That’s my sister, always thinking about others.” Josh said jokingly.

“Now both of you go to your classes, the bell will ring any second now. And no running in the hallways.”

“Goodbye, Mr. Addams” I said

“Goodbye, sir.” Josh said and we went our way to our homeroom class.