"No. I'm my own boss. And for the record I was in love with your father and as far as I knew he loved me too. But we had a plan and that plan was not going to work once I had you. Once I had you the only thing that mattered is you." Leelah looked down but Vanessa saw the hint of a smile on her face. And something happened to her. A light shined on in her head and she realized that she was the most important person in the world to her mother … but also to herself. That meant that she was the star of her own story and everyone else were just props. Although she didn't understand the thought completely it gave her a sense of power. I am the star of my own story.
Wanting to know her true story Vanessa spoke and her mother heard the difference in her voice. She looked up in surprise at her daughter.
"Tell me about my Daddy. How did you meet him? Is he dead?"