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

??Just stay in your seats,?? Mr. Jay said, ??on the off chance it??s something serious. If not, someone will be around to tell us??ah, the back-up generator just came on.?? With that, the lights came back on, got stronger and stronger, and then blew out with a loud popping noise. At the same time the loudspeaker buzzed, crackled, and the principal??s voice intoned, ??Not to worry, the power??s out and the storm is bad. We may all be staying here tonight. We??ll decide that later. Just stay???? crackle, brrrack and then silence. Another boom.


Everyone ducked, and some of the students actually hid under their desks. Danny managed to look up from under theirs and saw Mr. Jay??s long arm and hand come up over his own desk, grope around on top of it, and grab a book. ??Not to worry,?? he said, ??We??ll all just cower here like rabbits with a wolf pack sniffing around and I??ll read!??


Chapter 17