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“Okay,” said Linzy. She yawned.
“Okay, look at me,” said Marvin. “This is real important.”
He knelt down and put his hand on her shoulder. One thing good about little kids—they always told the truth.
“Look at my face,” said Marvin. “Do I look like a girl?”
Linzy looked hard into his face. She touched his cheek. Then his ear. “Yes,” she said.
“What?” exclaimed Marvin. “You’re crazy, Linzy! That’s stupid! You’re just a stupid little kid!”
A frown slowly formed on Linzy’s face.
“I’m sorry,” said Marvin. “I’m sorry, Linzy.”
But it was too late. She was crying.
“I’m sorry,” Marvin said again. He sighed. “Okay. Why do you think I look like a girl?”
“You look like a boy,” Linzy sobbed.
“Then why’d you say I looked like a girl?”
“I don’t know,” she said, still crying.
“You must have had a reason,” said Marvin. “Just tell me. I won’t get mad.”
“I have to go potty,” said Linzy.
Marvin waited while his sister used the bathroom. At least in that way, he knew he was still a boy.
“I’m sorry I yelled at you,” he said when Linzy was through. “It’s just—” He stopped. “If I tell you something, do you promise not to tell?”
Linzy promised.
“I think I’m turning into a girl,” said Marvin.
Linzy’s mouth dropped open. “I always wanted a sister!” she exclaimed, instantly happy. “That’s what I wished for on my birthday cake. I blew out all the candles.”
Marvin laughed.
“You’ll be such a good sister, Marvin!” said Linzy. “We can play dress-up! And comb each other’s hair. And you can teach me how to put on lipstick.”
Marvin smiled at his sister. “We can have a tea party,” he said.
“Yes!” said Linzy. “And no boys allowed!”
Marvin laughed.
Linzy laughed too.
In the middle of the night, Marvin and Linzy sat on the bathroom floor giggling at each other.
6
Off to School
“What happened to you?” Jacob asked when Marvin dragged himself downstairs in the morning.
