Jules Machias

Griffey huffs a sigh, but he hasn’t thought this through as obsessively as I have. If I go in GIRLS, I’ll be “Ashley” forever to everyone in this jam-packed hallway who sees me, and if I go in BOYS, I’ll be “Asher” forever. Either one means I can never go in the other one no matter what. I made two resolutions when I started at this school two weeks ago: I’d avoid the whole dumb conundrum of feeling weird about bathrooms by never peeing at school, and I’d always let people assume I’m an Ashley. People think it’s cute for a girl to be a tomboy. But an Asher in a dress is a freak. So it’s safer to let people guess Ash is short for Ashley.