“So, how was the meeting?” Donna was curious.

She was in the kitchen preparing everything she needed to fix dinner. She knew her mother and now younger sister had a meeting with the school board, the principal, and the assistant principal of her old school. She never experienced this drama when she attended school. Sure, they had a few opened lesbians and a few flaming gay students, but not a transgender.

“It went well. They have to let me swim on the girl's swim team and let me use the girl's bathroom as well.” Max was ready to go upstairs and change into something comfortable.

“True, they have too, Max. However, you might be riding the bench at some of the meets.” Laura looks at her newest daughter.

“Maybe, most of the girls on the school swim team know me and will be curious. Besides, with the new rules, the supreme court just approved, they have no grounds to stand on.” Max recently read an article about a female-to-male student who just won his court case in Virginia preventing him from using the male restroom, while he attended high school.

“I don’t know how I would react. If there was someone like you in the locker room when I was changing.” Donna loved her little sister a lot, but in some ways, she would feel uncomfortable with her looking at her naked body.

“Why does everyone think, all I want to do is seeing naked girls?” Max looks at her sister and mother.

“Because, you’re equipped as a boy, Max.” Donna looks at her sister with a serious look on her face.

“So, what? I don’t care how many of the girls look. If I want to look at naked girls, I’ll go to a porn site.”

“Max!” Laura looks at Max.

“Sorry, mom. It just makes me mad at how small-minded people can be. A person who is like me is going to be jealous of genetic women. We’ll never experience what it's like to have periods or worry about getting pregnant.” Max has put a lot of thought into what he said.

“Having periods every month isn’t a joy, Max.” Donna hated hers, because of how painful it was at times.

“I know sis, I can understand both sides of the argument as well. I just wish, people could understand how people like me feel. It's not easy being born one way and feeling a different way.”

“Why don’t you go upstairs and change out of your nice dress.” Laura looks over towards Max.

“Yes ma’am.” Max heads upstairs to her bedroom to change out of her dress.

Max hangs her dress up and changes into something more comfortable. She knew things were going to be hard for her. She read stories online about how hard it could be for transgender students. She slips on a pair of shorts and an oversize t-shirt she got form her sister.

Once Max was changed, she heads back downstairs to help her sister with dinner. Her sister has her make the salad. Their mother went upstairs to change as well.

When dinner is ready, Max sets the table. It was good that her mother taught her how to set a proper place setting.

“Have you talked to any of the girls on your swim team?”

“Not yet. I have to contact them. Practice doesn’t start for another few weeks.” Max had the date circled on her calendar.

“Why don’t you invite the girls over for a pool party. That way they can see how you look like a girl in a swimsuit.” Donna figures it might help Max.

“That’s a good idea.”

The next day, Max gets up early and instead of going downstairs to eat breakfast. She sits down at her computer desk and starts sending emails to all the girls, on the girl's swim team. She already talked to her mother about Donna’s suggestion and she liked it. They planned on having the pool party this weekend.

Once she sends the whole swim team invitations for the pool party. She heads downstairs to fix herself some breakfast. Her mom and sister have already left for work.

A smile appears on her face, as she eats her Fruit loops. She doesn’t have to hide anymore. She can wear whatever she wanted too.

After breakfast, she slips her string bikini on and jumps into the pool. The water was cold when she jumped into it. She starts doing laps, to warm up. She does wonder while she is swimming, how the girls on the girls swim team will accept her.

Rose Rowena’s House:
Rose didn’t want to get up out of bed. She, Debbie, Carol, and Anna had gone out last night. They were still recovering from partying to much last night. It was their boyfriend's fault. They wanted to stay out a little longer then they were permitted. Her mother and father lectured her on being twenty minutes late, pass her curfew.

She hears her cellphone beep, letting her know an email had arrived. She grabs it off her nightstand and looks at the email. It was an email from Max. She opens it and saw it was an invitation to a pool party this weekend. She also noticed it was addressed to every member of the girls swim team.

That caught her attention and wonder why it was only addressed to the girl’s swim team. She lets Max know, she’ll be there. She’ll also call the other girls to see if they are going to go.