Abrupt Change (Gender Change Syndrome)

Outing

Abrupt Change – Outing

Original Story by Lajien

Edited by Julia Miller

In front of their home, George saw the Collins’ new full-sized 12-passenger van turn into their driveway. George wondered what he was doing here. Somehow, Nancy had managed to convince him to come with them. Carol pulled up in their driveway while George and Nancy sat together in the front yard watching NFL news on George’s phone. Carol tooted the horn to signal everyone else to come outside. Oliver and Erinna were still unaware that Connor was not the only one coming with them.

 Carol had also asked Shelby, Dakota, Steven, and another two boys from Oliver’s class.

The plan was for Heather and Carol to go shopping for Erinna; meanwhile, Nancy and George would look after all the kids and take them to the movie. They were responsible enough to look after a group of 10-year-olds. Ronald Henderson, who Erinna called Ron for short, and Walter Bain were very close friends to Erinna, and they also talked to Oliver from time to time. Heather had confirmed that they were good kids before Carol invited them.

George and Nancy sat just behind the front seats while Oliver sat behind them, waiting for Erinna. For some reason, Heather wanted to give something to Erinna before they left. The whole house knew, but Erinna didn’t. Erinna emerged from the house with a massive grin on her face.

She walked over to George, who just smiled when he saw her. She rushed over to George,  giving him a hug and a kiss on his cheek. “I love you, thank you,” Erinna said, getting into the van and sitting beside Oliver. Oliver looked at her, confused and jealous at the same time. He wished it was he who received this kiss, not George.

Looking at Erinna in her cute outfit, Oliver felt warm in his stomach; he was beginning to understand why he had this feeling and why he had that weird dream about Erinna last night. Erinna was now a girl, and he was becoming attracted to her.

“Ryan, you look charming, honey,” Carol said from the front seat, making Erinna blush a bit. Carol didn’t know Erinna had chosen a new name, so she just called her Ryan by habit. She, however, could tell that Ryan’s name didn’t fit with such a pretty and feminine young lady sitting in the back seat of her minivan.

“Thank you, Mrs. Collins, but my name is Erinna now. I’m not Ryan anymore,” Erinna replied, a bit hurt. Carol looked at her apologetically and gave her a reassuring smile. She thought Oliver and Erinna looked cute together, even though they were just friends. Carol knew he had feelings for Erinna, and she could feel that Erinna was happy with Oliver around.

“Well,  such a cute name suits you perfectly,” Carol started making Erinna blush a bit. “While George may be the best brother in the world, I am sure there is another reason behind that kiss,” Carol teased Erinna, making her blush.

“I got an early Christmas gift; it was from mommy and daddy,” Erinna replied, blushing a bit. She opened her clutch and took out a brand-new iPhone. Carol knew iPhones were expensive, and she wondered if a 10-year-old should have such a pricey phone. Carol couldn’t say she agreed with the decision, but it wasn’t her business.

They waited for a couple of minutes until Heather came outside and sat beside Carol. “Let’s get going then, shall we? ” Carol said, starting the engine, “Conner will be waiting for us.”

“This van is much larger than your old minivan,” noted Heather.

Carol replied, “It seemed we never had enough room for the kids and their friends, so we traded it in for this model to fit everyone inside.