Whit is different. Not only is she an outcast at school, but she has an alter ego, Dusty, who embodies the transgender side of who Whit really is inside.<br><br>She finds an unlikely companion in Danny, also an outcast, who comes out to Whit as gay. However, there seems to be something more than friendship brewing between the two.<br><br>Their art teacher Mr. Jay tries to help them come to terms with who they both are, but will their relationship be able to overcome the hurdles created by being themselves while at school? Everyone is looking for a place under the sun, but can Whit and Danny find their own sunshine amidst the coming storms?

The Sun Seekers

??Uh, Whit, would you like to go to the girls?? room???


??No, don??t ask her???? Danny started.


Whit made a heavy gurgling sound in her throat.


??Are you all right??? asked Mr. Jay, who suddenly felt at a complete loss. Did she have her period? Did Danny hurt her? Mr. Jay knew nothing about girls. Nothing.


Unfortunately, Danny and Whit made eye contact with each other. Whit??s chin began to quiver. Danny started to breathe funny. He snorted. Whit somehow, someway, got it together, except, Dusty took over. Where she had been going to say politely, ??I??m all right now,?? Dusty said instead, ??I need to go to the fucking boys?? room.?? And she found herself standing up, brushing off her butt, and stalking down the hall to the boys?? restroom. She entered, and the door shut behind her.


Mr. Jay stood up. He felt faint. ??What? She??s moody, isn??t she? Is it her time of the month???


Chapter 3