The Spencer Girls

by Ashley Steele

 

"I'm glad that you were able to come in today with your mother, Amy". I've finally had some of the results from those tests that you took recently. It is really quite fascinating.

The main thing that we found is that your testosterone count is very low, in fact it is at very minimal level as compared to your estrogen level is the thing that is way off the charts practically. You're case seems to be unique from anything that I've known.

"Estrogen level", I asked. I thought that was only in girls".

"Well, males do have some amount of estrogen in their system, just as the way that women have some amount of testosterone in their system".

" So could that be the reason that I look for like a girl than I do a boy and it is getting to be more so", I asked.

"That is only a part of it, answered Dr. Heather, usually in boys your age it is the other way around. If it was only the testosterone/estrogen imbalance, we could counter the estrogen with testosterone injections".

"What is the other part of the problem, Doctor", asked my mom>

"I think that is what is most interesting about Andy's case. When we performed the chromosome test on Andy, we found that he has an extra X chromosome in his genes. The normal male has the Xy and the female has the XX but Andy has the XXy. It's that extra X chromosome that's the culprit in Andy's genes.

"Is that the reason why testosterone injection treatments won't help Andy", asked my mom.

"The this is, that's only part of the problem. It seems that Andy actually has one half of a male reproductive system and the other half is female. We've found that you have a fully functioning uterus but no ovaries and your testicles are up more into your body where the ovaries should be".

"I take it that might be the weird part in all this, asked my mom".

I have noticed that my breasts have been getting bigger and even my voice has gotten higher. When that first happened, I thought that my voice was getting lower but it got higher. Now everyone keeps telling me about my beautiful soprano voice.

Would there be a chance of hormone therapy working for Andy", asked my mom.

"Not with the Estrogen being produced to counter the wanted effects of the testosterone injections", answered Dr. Heather. And besides, from what I saw of you as Andy last week, you seemed pretty miserable, as a boy as compared to as a pretty young confident teenage girl but it will be up to you and your mother to decide that.

If I was to decide to go through the testosterone treatments, would I look somewhat normal for a boy", I asked.

"Not with all the estrogen being naturally produced and raging throughout your system. You could look somewhat like a male but you would always have a feminine appearance, explained Heather.

"If that were to be the case, I would be better off like this as a normal looking teenage girl—hell, why would I want to look like some kind of freak or something. But what does that make me", I asked.

As you have already told me, you don't have any desire to physically change your sex, so SRS would be out".

"SRS, what is that?

"It stands for sex Reassignment Surgery. This is something I wouldn't recommend since you have told me about keeping your male parts intact and your attraction to females but we could discuss that later. Right now, I want to know how is the managing the girls basketball team going".

"Well, I'm no longer keeping the statistics because I kept messing them up. But they still keep me around as kind of their mascot you might say. I guess it would have something to do with the fact that they're undefeated at 17-0 and that's the first time that has ever happen them and they don't want to jinx it by getting rid of me. Officially I'm considered just a cheerleader.

You know Dr. Heather, that's the strangest part of all this.

"How is that, Amy"?

"It is the way that I was accepted as one of them by all of them. I have always known how cheerleaders are usually very cliquish and they are of no exception with the rest of the school, except with me. It turns out that the girl that I had wronged—Linda Bonni—

She and I have become best friends, next to Cindy that is.

"How do you think of Linda, Amy"?

"Linda is---well---ahh---I feel about her differently as I do about Cindy. With Cindy, it is as if were just girlfriends and with Linda it just feels differently. With her Latin looks she could have any guy she that she wanted but I get the feeling that she's not too crazy about jocks.

"Have you seen those boys that got you in trouble"?

"After the first week of being dresses as girls, they were allowed to go back to being boys but were considered on probation—any wrong move and they would immediately be put back in dresses. I haven't heard a peep out of them since. As for me, I was also given that option but I declined it in favor of finishing my punishment and besides the team as been counting on me and I can't let them down".

"Oh, I see that our time is almost up, Amy. I'll be seeing you again next Thursday".

"See you then, I chirped".

After a long silence on the way home, mom finally breaks in; "You know Amy. I have some things that I have to be honest with you but that can wait because I still not ready to tell it—not quite yet anyway".

The next night

"It's been an exciting game tonight for Rivervale, said the announcer. It's been back and forth between these two teams all night. For the moment Rivervale is behind by four points with thirty-five seconds left in the game. Could it be that Rivervale's undefeated streak will end tonight at the last game"!

Suddenly, Nikki Johnson steals the ball and begins tearing away for the basket. The girl that was guarding her comes at her at the same time and they collide. The whistle blows and a foul is declared against Matthews. Johnson heads for the free-throw line and makes both of them. Now Rivervale is only behind by two points with twenty-nine seconds left in the game. The other team starts out with ball and begins to rundown the clock drill when all of a sudden, Nikki steals the ball with nine seconds left, she makes it to center court with time winding down and aims and shoots for the basket. The ball goes "swoosh" just as the final buzzer ends the game.

The three-point shot is good and wins it for Rivervale, screams the announcer"!

The crown is just going nuts with everyone hugging everyone else. Nikki Johnson had caught me off guard when she came to hug me and I hugged back. As she hugged me, I was lifted off my feet and she kept holding to me and I held back. To just think that I, Amy Louise Spencer (formerly Andy) was a part of this team celebration and it was all due to an almost stolen pair of panties.

While the team was in the locker room and coach Williams gave her victory speech to the girls, I was with the rest of the cheerleaders and I was invited to celebrate with a pizza with them and the rest of the team. I accepted their invitation and told them I would meet them and the rest of the team at Pizza Hut when I was finished cleaning up the locker room.

By the time I was finished cleaning up, everyone had already gone for the night, probably assuming that I had a ride to the pizza place. I called for a cab on my cell phone and waited all alone for it to arrive. As I waited, I shivered in the cold early March air trying to wrap my long winter coat around my bare legs since I am still wearing my cheerleading outfit. Since I'm preoccupied with trying to stay warm, I didn't realize the figure come up behind me and the hand covering my mouth before I could scream. The last thing that I remember was inhaling a sickeningly sweet smell into my lungs and falling into unconsciousness

"Damn", cursed the cabbie! It's always during the coldest nights that I'm sent out to pick up a ride and I end up waiting for someone that isn't there. Damn highschoolers trying to be funny. I should be at the nice warm garage watching TV. The cabbie looks at his watch and realizes that he has been waiting for twenty minutes in the empty school parking lot.

"Oh fuck it. I'm heading back to the garage"!

"Any word on Amy, Linda, asked an anxious Beth.

"Tried to call the school and no one answered. I'm starting to get worried. Amy should have been here by now. Maybe someone should drive over to the school and look for him.

"I'll go", volunteered Nikki.

"I'll go with you", said Linda. "Lets just hope that he is alright".

Nikki and Linda step out to Nikki's car together.

 

"Hey Daryl, check on the little bitch again for me will you", ordered Rachel to her brother. I want her out cold until we get her back to the cabin.

Daryl looks over his shoulder from the passenger seat of the van to shine his flashlight on the bound cheerleader in the back. "Shit, she's starting to move".

"Don't just sit there like a dumb ass! Chloroform the bitch", screamed Rachel!

Rachel triumphantly gloats to herself; I can't wait to get that little bitch back to the cabin. Serves her right for having stolen Nikki from me. She sure is cute tied up the way that she is—all completely helpless. I can almost see why Nikki is so obsessed with her.

Interrupting Rachel from her fantasy, Daryl asks, "Rachel, after we get to the fishing cabin what do you want me to do"?

"Take the van back to town and play it cool, answered Rachel. Just remember that you know nothing and no one will even suspect us. I will need help in carrying her to the back bedroom and getting her tied up securely and tightly".

"What are you going to do with her"?

"None of your fucking business, my shit-for-brains brother. Just do as I say and keep your cool.

"You know, Rachel, sometimes you can be a real bitch yourself", thought Daryl.

 

As Nikki pulled into the empty school parking lot, Linda said, "Looks completely deserted at this time of night. It's kind of creep here late at night. You know Nikki, I was worried but now I am starting to get scared—where is Amy"?

"I know what you're talking about. I'm just as scared. I have to admit that at first when he came into our lives three months ago I had thought that he was just another pervert but now I find him as just one of girls.

" I know what you mean. He is a good kid and a good sport. Do you realize that he could have gone back to being a boy after one week but that he choose to live out the rest of his punishment for the rest of the basketball season. That's one of the reasons that I couldn't stay mad at him. It just took one look in those baby blue eyes of his and I just melted. I only hope that when this is all over, he decides to remain as Amy. I cannot imagine our lives without her.

By the way, I have noticed that you have changed your opinion of Amy, haven't you?

Without answering Linda's question, Nikki looks up ahead. "Hey look near the end of the sidewalk. There is something lying on the ground! Let's go check it out!

Nikki and Linda get out the car and walk over to the end of the sidewalk to find a black leather purse lying on the ground. While picking it up, Linda says, "hey look what we found. It's Amy's purse! I'd recognize it anywhere", Linda excitedly told Nikki as she pointed to the silver-plated initials of A.S.—Amy Spencer! She must have dropped this in a struggle—see the broken strap! We have got to get this to the coach and the police!

  

  

  

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