Juan Carlos, her mother, Scotty's mother and Tino; these were all images that fueled her nightmares, and thankfully they were forgotten as soon as she awakened the next morning, although she would wear the evidence of her sleepless night in the dark circles beneath her eyes.

Leelah went down the hill to pick up Jalissa while Vanessa ate cereal, still in pajamas despite the fact that she should be in class right now.

When she returned with the unusually quiet girl ...