From that moment on Edward was no longer a he. She was no longer a boy. She was Ethel. It only took her minutes to get used to her new self. She already felt so much better! Miss Cackle only asked her if she was about to make the change, only that would be enough to guarantee her a spot at Cackle's Academy. Oh, she was so happy!

Miss Cackle also talked to her mother about the upcoming school year and she was just as enthusiastic as Ethel. She totally accepted the situation. "Actually you've always been a girl to me." She said. Ethel's mother ordered Cackle's school uniform straight away. Luckily she already got a very good broomstick for her birthday, so she would take that one with her to Cackle's. There was only one this Ethel was still concerned about. What would her father say? She knew he wouldn't mind her going to Cackle's but he probably didn't expect she would be living as a girl from that moment on.

When he got home Ethel waited for him in the living room.
"Hey Eddie! How did the interview go?" He asked.
"Oh, it wasn't really an interview, she just came over to talk about next school year. Yes dad! This Monday I'm flying of to Cackle's Academy!"
"Oh, isn't that wonderful Edward?"
"Ethel..."
"What?"
"Dad, my name is Ethel. I'm a girl now."
"You're a girl now? No, you're not."
"Yes I am! Mum and Miss Cackle both agree."
"Well I do not. You are a boy. You were born a boy so you will stay a boy. You can't just become a girl. You have a penis, don't you?"
"Well... I do, but..."
"But what? That makes you a boy!"
"But I don't feel like a boy!"
"Then what are you? A faggot or something?"
"No, I am a girl!"
"No, you're a fucking tranny! Now go to your room, I'm gonna talk about this with your mother."
"But dad..."
"Your room I said! You fucking faggot!"

Ethel didn't feel like fighting but she didn't feel like going to her room either.
"To my room? Why though? You're the one using inappropriate language."
"How dare you? You asshole!"
Ethel's mum ran in.
"You're calling our child an asshole?"
"Because he is! Did you just hear what he said to me?"
"She!"
"No, it's a fucking he. Come here Edward, come here now."
Ethel acted as if she didn't hear him.
"Edward! Come here!"
She still didn't respond. Her name wasn't Edward anymore. Unless he used it by mistake she wouldn't listen.
"Okay, if you don't come to me I'll come to you."
His father ran up to Ethel, ripped her skirt and underpants off her and put her on the table.
"You see! He is a boy!"
Ethel screamed and tried to escape. She wanted to put her hands on her penis so her parents wouldn't see it but her dad held her hands and wasn't about to let go.
"Mum, help me! Please!"
t seemed like her mother wasn't about to help her. Ethel started crying.
"Why are you doing this to me? I didn't hurt you or anything!"
Finally, her father let go of her hands and he hugged her.
"Dad, don't."
"Oh I'm so sorry... I'm sorry. I didn't... I don't... It's just... You did hurt me. Not on purpose of course but... I don't want to lose my only son."
Ethel looked at her mum.
She didn't know what to say.
"Dad?"
"Yes?"
"Please let go of me. I've never been your son."
She put her skirt back on and went upstairs. She didn't expect this. Her father had always been so nice and supportive. He loved to go shopping for clothes with her and let her try on all the dresses she saw. Why didn't he want her to become a girl? She would never be a real son anyway. Yes, she understood, he already had two daughters, but what's wrong with that? Wouldn't every man love to share his house with four women? Ethel sat down on the chair in the bathroom and looked to her face in the mirror. She didn't know her eyes were so red. She whiped her tears away and smiled. She'd make a pretty girl. Why would anyone have to know she's a boy? She wouldn't want to have anything like this at Cackle's Academy. She wouldn't tell anyone, not even her best friends. She wasn't even sure anyone would want to be her friend if they knew she was a boy.

Oh, her dad didn't ruin her excitement at all. Only two more days and she'd fly off to Cackle's. Two more days and she'd be a girl, full time!