georgia

“Anyway, Edie, this is really exciting for you.” He stopped.
“I’m sorry—I should’ve asked—do you still want to be called Edie?”
Edie frowned. “Why wouldn’t I?”
“Well—” He paused. “I didn’t know how far into the process you
were, and—”
“What process?”
“Um, the transition process?” He should’ve stopped when he saw
Edie’s befuddlement, but he didn’t. “JB said you were transitioning?”
“Yeah, to Hong Kong,” said Edie, still frowning. “I’m going to be a
freelance vegan consultant for medium-size hospitality businesses.
Wait a minute—you thought I was transitioning genders?”
“Oh god,” he said, and two thoughts, separate but equally
resonant, filled his mind: I am going to kill JB. And: I can’t wait to tell
Jude about this conversation. “Edie, I’m so, so sorry.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life