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When we got back from getting pizza me and Elena went to our room while Alex chatted with abuelita. “Ethan are you okay? Papi saying your deadname a lot must have hurt” Elena said “It sucked but It’s my own fault for having not told him yet.” there was a knock at our door and mom walked in closing the door behind her “How was lunch with your papi?” “It was fine. We got pizza at that place down the street” I said and Elena agreed “I know you guys wanted to come out to him while he’s here have either of you thought about how or when?” mom asked “It’s not really something we can plan. It’s more of a when it feels like the right time kind of thing.” Elena said and I nodded “I wanted to while we were out but I think it would be better to tell him when we aren’t out in public in case he reacts badly” I say “That makes sense” mom says and hugs us both. “So… Elena’s quinces is soon and I need a suit.” I tell mom “Schneider is planning on taking you and Alex to get suits tomorrow.” she responds “Sweet” I say and get a phone call from Carmen “I’ll be back I’m gonna go take this” I tell them before walking out into the hall hitting the button for the elevator while answering the call “Hey Car what’s up” “Hey E.T. I booked my flight” Carmen says from the other end of the line “Great when do you get in?” “I fly in the day before, is that enough time?” “YES!!!” I yell through the phone “I can’t wait to see you I miss you so much and I know Elena will be excited to see you too” “First off warn me before you yell” she says laughing “secondly I hope you guys will be excited to see me if you weren’t it would kinda ruin me showing up” “True. Just text me when you get in and I’ll see if I can get away to go with Schneider to pick you up.” “If you can’t come, I understand because It’s literally the day before your twin sister’s quinces.” “I really wanna see you ASAP though” “I wanna see you ASAP too Ethan but if you can’t get away then you can’t get away it's that simple and I understand.” “This is why you're the best girlfriend ever.” “Awwww thanks babe. I have the best boyfriend ever.” she says and I can tell she’s smiling her goofy smile that I’m also wearing. We talk for about 20 more minutes before she has to go and I walk back to my apartment and walk in “Who called?” Elena asks as I walk in causing everyone to turn their attention towards me “Carmen” I say still wearing my goofy smile I always have when I talk to her “You guys only talked for thirty minutes today?” mom asked “Yeah she had some stuff she had to do.” I say “What did y’all talk about?” Alex asked “Just how we’re doing and how much we miss and love each other. You know like always.” I tell them before sitting on the couch. Papi knocks on the door and abuelita opens it and lets him in, giving him a hug. He immediately notices Alex isn’t here “Where’s papito?” “Practice for his cello recital” I say “Okay” he says and sits in one of the chairs at the table. Me and Elena look at each other and she nods her head knowing what I was asking without me saying it. I look at mom and she finds an excuse to get abuelita,herself and Schneider out of the apartment. “Papi can I talk to you?” I ask super nervous “Yeah what’s up Lizzy?” “My name isn’t Elizabeth anymore. It’s Ethan. I’m trans.” “Oh” is all he says “Papi?” I ask “yeah” “Do you still love me?” “You're not trans. You're my little girl, you can’t be trans. This is just a phase” “But I am trans dad. I’m a boy, I was just born in the wrong body.” “So what you're saying is that you want to be a boy?” “no Papi. I don’t want to be a boy. I am a boy.” he doesn’t say anything and just stands up and leaves. I can’t hold back the tears anymore and start sobbing right as mom, aueblita and Schneider walk back into the apartment “Ethan what happen?” abuelita asks and I can’t speak. I'm crying so hard so Elena told them what happened “Papi said Ethan wasn’t trans and it’s just a phase he’s going through” everyone wrapped me in a hug as Alex opened the door “Why is everyone hugging?” “Ethan came out to Papi and it didn’t go well.” Elena says “I’m sorry Ethan” he says and joins the hug.