Chapter 8 LIKE A GIRL

HENRY POV

"Mummy, please let's help him," Alice pleaded.

Her mother looked up for a while, thinking of what to do, and suddenly, she says, "Yay, I got what to do"

"What's that?" Alice asked.

She looked at me and says, "Henry must be living here like a girl"

"Oh Mom, you mean, Henry will change his identity to a girl?"

"Yes, that's the only thing that can help him now," her mom said. And then looked at me. "Do you buy this idea?"

I hesitate to answer, "Yes."

"Fine," Alice's mother said, "We must change your dress and your name too."

I was startled to hear this, Does she mean, I will be wearing a skirt too? And pants?

"Mom," Alice said, "You know he doesn't have breasts."

"You should give him your bra, and I will make a foam breast for him."

"My bra?"

I looked at Alice's eyes, hoping not to find disappointment, and my eyes walked from her head to her two breasts, to see their size, and I say, "Not bad, I will wear it."

Alice looked at me with bad eyes and says, "Hey, keep shut."

"I'm sorry," I said.

"Mom, so about the name?"

Her mom looked up like before, thinking, and suddenly says, "Annabelle."

"Oh," I said, "Ana-belle?"

"Yes," Alice's mother said, "And from now on, you must be acting like a girl."

"Oh!"

"Yes, " Alice said, "You must do it unless you want to die."

"Let's see," her mom said, looking at me. "Annabelle."

"Ma," I said, changing my voice.

"Perfect, so now, Anabelle, catwalks in a minute."

I looked at Alice who is holding her mouth not to laugh. And then, I smiled and catwalk before them, Stepping on the floor as if I wear high shoes. Alice burst into laughter when I fell at the table.

"What's the next thing to do now?" Alice's mother said, looking up, and thinking. She runs inside and darted out with a withe gown.

"Mom, that's my favorite clothes."

"I beg your pardon. You told me to help him."

Alice looked at me with bad eyes. "Okay."

Alice's mother commanded me to go and bathes, and after bathing, the two started dressing me. They work two breasts for me. "You must not remove it except in the bathroom," her mom warned.

"Okay ma," I replied.

They wear Alice's gown on my body, and I could see that Alice is not angry again, because she smiled and says, "She looked like a girl."

"Yes," her mom said, "beautiful than you."

"Ah," she said, looking at me with her bad eyes as if she should knock my head. She always looks more beautiful with her bad face. "Mom, don't tell me that again."

Her mom chuckled. "Go bring your lipstick."

"My lips lipstick?"

"Be quick"

She looked at me and saw that I want to say I'm sorry. "Don't." And she walked into her room and came back with different lipstick.

After thirty minutes of dressing me, her mom sighed and says, "Yay, this is perfect. You two girls should go fetch me water." She looked at Alice and say, "Mind you, Anabelle must be with you always"

"Alright ma," Alice said

Her mom giggled and then walked out.

I sat down, looking tired. Alice looked at me. "Angel of beauties."

I laughed. "Stop pranking me."

"I'm not pranking you," she said. "You should wait while I go bring a mirror for you." She walked inside her room.

Sitting there, I'm already feeling the heat. I need air so badly, and I feel like removing the girl's hair from my head.

Alice walked in. "Take, look at yourself." And she smiled.

"Oh," I said. "this is the face of my mother." I was really pretty, that I think why God didn't create me as a girl.

"Anabelle, my friends would be waiting for me at the river, we should go fetch water quickly."

"Your friends?"

"Yes," she said, "And after getting there, don't mess up."

"Okay."

"Good."

She carried two buckets beside the chair. "Now, follow me."

Walking out, trodding under trees. The yonder sky looking beautiful. And here, beside me, Alice was pretty cool too.

"Ever with a girlfriend?" Alice asked.

"Yes," I said. "Her sister."

"Whose sister?"

"Erica's."

"Ah," She said. "You mean the killer kills your girlfriend's sister?"

"Yes"

"Oh my God. She can't love you again. Can she?"

"Who knows?"

We remain silent till we get to the river. And we saw some girls sitting on the grass. "That's my friends," Alice said.

"Oh."

"We must not mess up, because they're naughty."

I laughed. "I'm naughty too."

And we both burst into laughter. I don't quite understand why we laughed. Maybe because I wear girls' clothes, or maybe because of what I just said. Or maybe because I started liking her. I remembered Alice's words. "She can't love you again. Can she?". I started thinking about the answer, I know Sophia will hate me now. She will think I killed her Erica.

ARTHUR POV

"Hey Alice," all the three girls chorused.

"What kept you late," Violette said, "W? have been waiting for you since."

"I'm sorry guys," Alice said, "Meet my niece."

"Hi," Henry said, speaking with a tiny voice.

"Wow!" Corey said, "What's her name?"

"Anabelle," Henry said.

"Wow! I'm Corey"

"I'm Vivi"

"I'm Rossy"

"It's nice meeting you all," Henry said.

"Would you be living with Alice now?" Corey asked.

"Yes," Alice answered quickly.

"That's great," Corey said, hugging him.

"She's pretty," Vivi said.

"She has a dimple," Rossy said.

Henry shocked Alice's friends hugged him. Alice looked at him with a bad face, which reminds him of her words, "Don't mess up."

"Hey," Alice called while fetching water from the still river. "Leave her alone, let's do quick."

"I will swim today," Vivi said

"Me too," Rossy said.

Corey looked at Henry. "Anabelle, did you know how to swim?"

"No," Alice shouted from the river.

"Hihi, okay, she should watch us then," Vivi said.

Alice's friends start removing clothes from their bodies. Henry was scared, he felt like running away. Alice looked at him, and her face says, "Don't look away. Don't mess up."