“What brought you here today?”

Paige looked around the room and then back at the person in front of her, “I don’t know. I felt like going for a drive and after driving around for an hour I pulled into your parking lot. I wasn’t sure if I should come in, but something was compelling me to.”

The lady on the other side of the desk smiled at Paige, “That’s okay dear. Understanding isn’t necessary. You are here now, and we can help you.”

“Do I need help?”

“No one walks into the New Life Center unless they need help. We just need to figure out what you need help with.”

Paige scrunched up her eyes and nose in confusion, “That doesn’t make sense. You’re inventing things that people need help with?”

The lady chuckled, “No, we find things that are out of balance and align them.”

“I’m not a car needing their tires balanced.”

“Maybe not, but one element of your life being out of balance can cause damage to all the other parts of your life. We can bring you happiness if you let us.”

Paige was skeptical but smiled back.

Taking out an orb with beams of light inside dancing around like lightning, the lady put it directly in front of Paige, “Can you please put one of your hands on the top of the orb?”

Eyeing this weird contraption, Paige hesitated.

The lady calmly put her hand on top, “It doesn’t hurt, but the light inside will respond to your touch.”

Looking at the light beams, they were now a light purple and going to the palm or finger tips of the hand. When the lady took her hand off, the beams all went back to white and shooting all over the place.

“What does it do,” Paige asked as she put her hand just above the orb, unsure if she should lower her hand onto the orb.

“It is the Orb of Truth. It will guide us on your journey.”

Putting her hand on the orb, Paige smiled. It had a slight tingling feeling, but an overwhelming calm passed over her. The beams of light changed to a bright pink and went to her palm and fingertips.

“See, it doesn’t hurt. You can take your hand off the orb now.”

Paige removed her hand and sat back in her seat as the lady took the Orb and put it away.

“So,” the lady said as she settled into her desk chair. “Do you want help with your transition? That is definitely something we can help you with.”

“Transition?”

“Growing up as a male when you are really a Girly Girl must be very tough.”

“But . . .”

“The Orb of Truth does not lie. You are more girly than my niece who insists on everything being Princess Pink, and only wearing dresses.”

“I can’t be. I . . . I’m . . . I’m a girl.” Paige got more confused as what she had intended to say isn’t what came out.

“The Orb of Truth does not allow you to lie for the next hour. Also remember, I touched the Orb too, so I can’t lie either. I am here to help and today that appears to be helping you be the girl you are on the inside.”

Paige looked down at her cargo shorts and camo t-shirt, “How did it know? I’ve never told anyone.”

“Magic!” the lady smiled seeing the shock on Paige’s face. “Honestly, it is science, but more fun to believe it is magic.”

Paige chuckled.

“When you first came in you told me your name. Let me ask you again, what is your name?”

Paige tried to say George, but that is not what she said, “Paige. My name is Paige.”