I nearly fell off the bar stool when Danny told me he had a
girlfriend
This bony redhead, who lived near me on the 3rd floor of the
rooming house in Montclair, was the biggest nerd I knew, more in love with his fish tank full of
guppies then he ever did a human being
I was his friend by
default
I had taken refuge in the rooming house after a hard break
up with a woman who had lived with for 3 years. I wasn't ready for a new
romance and felt particularly safe on the third floor or the other occupants
were just like me wounded souls in desperate need of room in which to heal
Along with Dan on that floor was Mike who I had gone to high
school with and Kevin a black kid already attending the local college
What shocked me more was the woman Danny claimed was his
girlfriend. the barmaid at the watering hole across the street from the rooming
house; she was a slim blonde with breasts to kill for but a standoffishness
attitude that frustrated the macho crowd that frequented the place
Everybody hit on her and got nowhere
Danny's presents at the bar surprised me as well, since
until then I'd seen them as recluse and with the social life that did not
extend beyond the rooming house kitchen. he was particularly shy around the
girls who occupied the second floor especially when they teased him about how
he dressed and of course his collection of fish
It must have been something to his claim because the
barmaid, Maggie, kept buying him drinks as if deliberately trying to get him
drunk. she kept teasing him asking him after each new drink which of the girls
in the bar he would like to fuck.
This only frustrated him more and he became flustered, a
condition that seemed to amuse her
The relationship, however, seem edto have a positive effect
on some aspects of his life; he abandoned the T-shirt jeans and sneakers for
blouse, slacks and flat heel shoes clothing These seemed a little feminine. I
later learned maggie had picked these out for him
He beamed when I took note of the change though it did not
stop there. he seemed less infatuated with his fish or at least he ceased
rambling on and on about them as he had in the past
He mostly spoke about Maggie and how she helped him to
improve his life, such as getting him to tidy up his room when it was
historically a pigsty
Only when I caught him one day wearing a French maid's
outfit and I got alarmed.
He said she said the costume would inspire him a bit of
roleplay
Then I noticed he had started wearing makeup, subtle at
first: a bit of eyeliner then eyeshadow then pink lipstick -- which he claimed
his girlfriend had helped him with to build up his confidence, each advance
with makeup came with an advance of wardrobe as well, more frilly blouses or
short skirt and girls shoes with heels
One night at the bar when Danny was not there I asked Maggie
about it
Are you trying to turn him into a girl, I asked
Not a girl exactly, she said; it's what he wants
I don't think he realizes exactly where you're taking him, I
said
Where do you think I'm taking him she asked me
If you're not making him into a girl then you're certainly
making him into a sissy
What's wrong with that
He is a boy, damn it
He's a lonely boy, she said. I'm helping him find a way to become less
lonely
What's next
You'll see, she said and grinned at me
I tried to talk to Danny but he was so infatuated with her
and her ideas he wouldn't listen to my words of warning
I discovered what came next when I caught Danny coming out
of Kevin's room early one morning makeup smudge especially the lipstick; he
didn't look at me but ran straight to his own room
When I saw him next in the bar Danny wasn't Danny anymore
Maggie called him Danielle and he was flirting with the
macho men who found him intriguing; indeed Danny looked much better as a girl
than he ever did as a boy
When Danny took off with a couple of the macho men, I
confronted Maggie
What have you done to him I asked
I've made him beautiful
Do those men know that he's really a boy
Of course, they do Maggie saudm although I've done my best
to modify that aspect
Modify how
For the moment he's got a cage so to make sure he gets his
pleasure elsewhere. I'm trying to convince him to take the next step so he can
become more of a woman
And Danny is okay with this
He loves it, she said and gave me an odd look: you sound jealous
Jealous of what
Of what Danny has, she said. he's no longer lonely and he's
no longer stays in his room playing with his fish
I don't have any fish, I said reading into her statement
what she implied
But you're lonely too. Danny told me all about you, she said
And you want me to become like Danny?
You too would make great sisters, she said. and I'm sure the
guys here would fall over you the way they do Danielle would you like me to
help you
No fucking way, I said louder than I intended
Well, think about it, she said with a seductive smile. you
know where to find me and maybe find yourself too
