the Harvest Festival is something that everyone in town looks forward to all year…games,

the Harvest Festival is something that everyone in town looks forward to all year…games, rides, contests, good food and friends, ending with a dance. She asked me to go with her and I was only happy to accept. We have been friends for a long time and she is a fun outdoorsy girl who everyone considers to be a bit of a tomboy. Well…more that a bit really. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever seen her wear makeup or a skirt.

When I went to pick her up I was surprised to find…she wasn’t home.  Instead there was a very pretty young lady smiling at me. Her hair was up, she was wearing a short, shiny feminine dress and silver strappy heels gleamed on her feet. Her shapely legs shone with a pearlescent sheen.  Who is this?

“Hey…” Her smile grew even wider at my confusion. Can it really be?

“Wow!” I blurted out. “Are you…is it really you?”

‘‘Course it is. who else? You should see the look on your face…”

“Wow…you look…like a girl…”  Yeah, that was a stupid thing to say.

“In case you’ve forgotten…I AM a girl, idiot.” I deserved that.

“Wow…I…just…wow.” I couldn’t think of anything else to say.

“Well you better get your act together, ‘cause I intend to have fun at the Festival and dance up a storm. And you’re my date. So don’t let me down, or you’ll be sorry…!”

“Wow…just…okay…whatever you say…”