I replied to their questions with yet another simple answer: “Just part of the change and it feels good for now.” Those who had been my friends the longest, those who knew about Jon, had already been through one big transformation in my persona, so another hardly seemed earth shattering.
Back in law school, I buried myself in my books again and rarely came up for air. All my usual ties were cut, the clubs and restaurants and other places I frequented were scratched off my list. I saw my old friends less frequently; many I didn’t see at all; we talked and texted but that was it. This was my last year; if only I could get through it without another incident.
As I left school for home each day, I took Quinn’s advice and traveled with a new pack of friends – a group of lesbian females I’d pr
