Medicine of Magic

“What’s.er hrum.what’s.dammit, what’s the matter with my voice?”

“Mickie, friend, you’ve been here for quite a while. Your voice and a few other things have changed, dear. You’re only restrained until we can explain matters to you.”

“What things? Oh, well, go ahead, explain. I just could not get used to my voice sounding so light and high. So far I had not a clue to what was the matter with me, although I might have had a vague thought that I had a cold or something.

“First of all.do you remember when and how you met me?”

“Yes, in a restaurant with June. Your name’s Robin. June introduced us.”

“Do you remember what you told June you wanted to.be?”

“Oh! Migod, yes. I wanted to be a girl, a woman.”

The guy cut in.

“I’m a doctor. My name doesn’t matter at this point. With your permission and Robin’s directions, I’ve been taking care of you. By the way, Robin is a registered nurse, you know.”

“No. I didn’t know. I was angry, mostly because the nickel still hadn’t dropped.

“Well, she is. I’m.the person.who helped her to be what she is. She’s been a big help to me since. So, I don’t mind doing favors for her, nor for s few of her friends. She told me you were a very special friend, so I helped her help you.”

Robin interrupted. Mickie, you and I were very close for a month before anything was done. You had to be prepared, you see, but now it’s been.what, doctor, three months?”

“Yes, fourteen weeks, actually. You’ve done very well indeed, Mickie. Now, why not relax so we can release you, and you can stand up and look at yourself in the pier glass, all right?”

Well, I was curious, and for some reason all my anger had drained away. I had an inkling.slow thinking, I admit, but I think at that time I was drugged some.about what I would see.