The thing about being like me is, your parents won’t like the fact that you say, (1 trans. (2 gay.

So, I’m going to start a cult. For those like me.

Eddie, Philip, Petal, Four-Eyes, and Mario can be part of it.

You. . .might be allowed, I don’t know.

Anyway, my cramps are the worst, and I can’t wait ‘til Eddie’s here. He’s the only one who knows that I’m not a girl, and I’m not into girls.

Eddie’s the first person to always show up. It’s the truth.

“Lily! I’m here!” Eddie yells. He’s still getting used to calling me Lyle.

I open the door for him.

“Hey,” I say.

“You look down. Are you okay?” he asks.

“Am I ever?”

He chuckles. “No.”

“You gonna come in, or what?" I ask.

“Oh, yeah.”

He looks embarrassed.

“Do you remember last winter?” Eddie asks.

I look at him with a ‘seriously?’ face. “Of course I do. It was literally last month.”