Consequences

*TWO MONTHS LATER** Messiah Jordy My days had been going by faster than usual. I now spent most of my mornings feeding the pigeons, my afternoons in the palace library drowning myself in fantasy books, while I spent my evenings using my laptop and binge watching series over salty caramel popcorn. I barely had my friends come over, except for Jamal who had tried to apologize one too many times, until my mother had to express her displeasure at his presence. He no longer came around as often as he did, but he snuck into my window time and time again, and I would have to tell him I did not wish to speak to him before he left. I was so alone, my parents said they understood, but I knew for a fact that they did not. My whole life seemed to be falling apart in front of my very eyes, yet there was nothing I could do about it. When I wasn't reading or feeding my ears with music, I spent my time sulking, just imagining what life would be like if I was allowed to be my real self; a female w