"Cambio de Identidad: Tommy's Transformation into Estrella"
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1. Meet Tommy.
2. Tommy is 5 years old.
3. His birthday is September 15.
4. He was born in 2018.
5. Tommy is 3 feet 7 inches tall.
6. He weighs 45 pounds.
7. Tommy has blonde hair, usually styled in a messy mop.
8. His eyes are blue.
9. Tommy is of white race.
10. Tommy's mom is named Sarah.
11. Sarah is 30 years old.
12. Her birthday is October 21.
13. She was born in 1993.
14. Sarah is 5 feet 6 inches tall.
15. She weighs 140 pounds.
16. Her hair is brown, long, and wavy.
17. Sarah has green eyes.
18. Tommy's grandma is named Margaret.
19. Margaret is 55 years old.
20. Her birthday is September 1.
21. She was born in 1968.
22. Margaret is 5 feet 4 inches tall.
23. She weighs 150 pounds.
24. Her hair is gray, short, and curly.
25. Margaret has blue eyes.
26. Tommy is visiting his friend Maria's house.
27. Maria is 4 years old.
28. Her birthday is July 10.
29. She was born in 2019.
30. Maria is 3 feet 4 inches tall.
31. She weighs 40 pounds.
32. Her hair is black, long, and straight.
33. Maria has brown eyes.
34. Maria's mom is named Estrella.
35. Estrella is 55 years old.
36. Her birthday is February 12.
37. She was born in 1968.
38. Estrella is under 5 feet tall, at 4 feet 11.
39. She weighs over 300 pounds.
40. Estrella's hair is black and kept in a traditional bun.
41. Estrella is from Mexico.
42. She has brown eyes.
43. Maria's dad is named Juan.
44. Juan is 57 years old.
45. His birthday is November 25.
46. He was born in 1966.
47. Juan is 5 feet 8 inches tall.
48. He weighs 180 pounds.
49. His hair is black and short.
50. Juan has brown eyes.
51. Estrella is wearing a white tank top with colorful floral embroidery.
52. She is also wearing jean shorts with frayed edges.
53. On her feet, she has feminine flip flops with pink straps and floral patterns.
54. Estrella wears oversized sunglasses with golden frames.
55. She has six pieces of jewelry, including:
56. Large hoop earrings,
57. A gold necklace,
58. A silver bracelet,
59. A ring with a blue stone,
60. Another ring with her birthstone and
61. A wedding ring.
62. Estrella's nails are painted red.
63. Estrella notices something in Tommy's hand.
64. She takes it and says, "No, you no need play with this."
65. The item is a small toy car.
66. Tommy begs, "Please, Mrs. Gonzalez, I need my toy car back."
67. Estrella responds, "No, you no get it back."
68. Estrella tells Maria and Tommy, "We go out and leave you kids here."
69. Maria says to Tommy, "Let's go look for your toy car."
70. Tommy takes his shoes and socks off as they enter Maria’s room.
71. He looks around and spots a photo of Estrella from 20 years ago.
72. In the photo, Estrella is at a family gathering.
73. She’s wearing a red dress with white polka dots.
74. Her hair is in a bun, and she is smiling brightly.
75. The year is 2003.
76. He walks toward the toy car but trips.
77. Looking down, he sees his feet are now in Estrella's flip flops.
78. Tommy kicks them off aggressively.
79. He always hated girly clothes.
80. Tommy's feet start cracking and aging, turning darker.
81. Red toenail polish forms on his toes.
82. Freaking out, he shouts, "Eww, my feet look like Mrs. Gonzalez's!"
83. His legs shift into chubby female ones.
84. A pair of panties forms on him.
85. His body changes and shifts into a woman’s.
86. A bra forms on his now womanly body.
87. His hands and arms change, red nail polish forming on his fingernails.
88. His arms get chubbier.
89. Tommy's head and hair are the last to change.
90. His ten features transform:
91. 1. His hair becomes longer and black.
92. 2. His eyes turn brown.
93. 3. His face structure shifts to Estrella's.
94. 4. His nose becomes smaller.
95. 5. His lips get fuller.
96. 6. His eyebrows thicken.
97. 7. He gains Estrella’s cheekbones.
98. 8. His jawline softens.
99. 9. His skin tone darkens.
100. 10. He gains some wrinkles.
101. Freaking out again, Tommy shouts, "I don’t wanna be older than grandma!"
102. His voice changes, and he screams, "¡AY!"
103. Covering his mouth, he freaks out, "Why I scream like Mrs. Gonzalez? I sound so old and weird!"
104. He pulls his longer hair out of the bun, starting to cry.
105. Bending down, he tries to scrape off the red polish.
106. He is unable to remove it.
107. Tommy’s memories start to change.
108. He only remembers being Estrella.
109. The woman looks around.
110. She looks down at herself, noticing her actions.
111. She says loudly, "¡QUE! Why I scratch pedicure?"
112. She checks her toenails, "Estrella, you no ruin pedicure."
113. Estrella decides to get dressed.
114. She grabs her tank top, putting it on step by step:
115. 1. She holds it up.
116. 2. Slides one arm through.
117. 3. Slides the other arm through.
118. 4. Pulls it over her head.
119. 5. Adjusts it over her chest.
120. 6. Smoothes out wrinkles.
121. 7. Tucks the bottom in.
122. 8. Adjusts the straps.
123. 9. Checks in the mirror.
124. 10. Adjusts it again.
125. She grabs her shorts, putting them on step by step:
126. 1. Holds them open.
127. 2. Steps one leg through.
128. 3. Steps the other leg through.
129. 4. Pulls them up to her waist.
130. 5. Buttons them.
131. 6. Zips the zipper.
132. 7. Adjusts the waistband.
133. 8. Smoothes out wrinkles.
134. 9. Checks the back in the mirror.
135. 10. Adjusts them again.
136. She grabs her left flip flop, putting it on step by step:
137. 1. Picks it up.
138. 2. Holds it out.
139. 3. Slides her left foot in.
140. 4. Wiggles her toes to fit.
141. 5. Taps her heel down.
142. 6. Adjusts the strap.
143. She grabs her right flip flop, putting it on step by step:
144. 1. Picks it up.
145. 2. Holds it out.
146. 3. Slides her right foot in.
147. 4. Wiggles her toes to fit.
148. 5. Taps her heel down.
149. 6. Adjusts the strap.
150. She puts her hair back up into a bun step by step:
151. 1. Brushes out tangles.
152. 2. Gathers it all up.
153. 3. Twists it around.
154. 4. Coils it into a bun.
155. 5. Holds it in place.
156. 6. Secures it with pins.
157. 7. Adjusts the pins.
158. 8. Checks it in the mirror.
159. She grabs her six pieces of jewelry, putting them on step by step:
160. 1. Puts on hoop earrings.
161. 2. Clasps the gold necklace.
162. 3. Slides on the silver bracelet.
163. 4. Puts on the ring with the blue stone.
164. 5. Puts on the birthstone ring.
165. 6. Slides on the wedding ring.
166. She pays extra care to the wedding ring.
167. She admires it on her finger.
168. Estrella walks over to her purse.
169. She picks it up.
170. Pulls out her sunglasses.
171. Puts them over her eyes.
172. Throws her purse over her shoulder.
173. Estrella takes a couple of steps to test the flip flops:
174. 1. Walks slowly.
175. 2. Adjusts her sunglasses.
176. 3. Takes a few more slow steps.
177. 4. Adjusts her purse.
178. 5. Walks fast.
179. 6. Adjusts her sunglasses again.
180. 7. Takes a few fast steps.
181. 8. Adjusts her purse again.
182. 9. Checks her reflection.
183. 10. Satisfied, continues to walk.
184. She walks towards the mirror.
185. Estrella accidentally stubs her toe, "¡AY!"
186. Bends down to grab her foot.
187. Frustrated, she says, "Estrella, no more hurt feet!"
188. She spots the photo on the ground.
189. Clip clopping over to it, she picks it up.
190. Looking at the photo, she gets emotional.
191. Tears roll down her cheeks, "¡AY! That was back in 2003. At family party. I was so young, only 35. I love this photo."
192. She places the photo back where it belongs.
193. Estrella is now permanently Estrella, with no memory of being anyone else.
194. She heads over to her former mother’s house.
195. Driving over, she parks and walks up to the door.
196. She knocks gently.
197. Her former mom opens the door, "Have you seen my son?"
198. Estrella gets confused, "No, I no see him. ¿Por qué?"
199. She steps inside, sitting down, causing the furniture to creak.
200. Her former mom compliments her, "You look very nice today, love your jewelry."
201. Estrella beams, "Gracias! You look good, too."
202. She goes to the fridge, "Why no more Mexican food here? And no beer like Corona or Modelo! Where is tequila or mezcal?"
203. After visiting, Estrella leaves, walking back to her car.
204. Intending to buy all the ingredients and alcohol she mentioned.
205. She arrives at the store, grabbing ingredients and asking for drinks:
206. "Excuse me, you have Corona?"
207. "And Modelo?"
208. "Need tequila, please."
209. "Also, mezcal."
210. The female cashier asks for ID, "Can I see your ID, please?"
211. Estrella gets confused, "¿Qué?"
212. Adjusting her sunglasses, she complies.
213. The cashier repeats, "I need to see your ID."
214. Frustrated, Estrella exclaims, "¡AY! I born 1968! I old enough! I have gray hair! I have 35 years hando-making enchiladas! I no need ID!"
215. The female cashier responds:
216. "It's the rule, ma'am."
217. "I need to see everyone’s ID."
218. "Even if they look older."
219. "No exceptions."
220. "Please understand."
221. Estrella demands a different cashier, "I want Mexican cashier now!"
222. The cashier calls a younger Mexican cashier.
223. The cashier asks, "What seems to be the problem?"
224. Estrella asks, "Do you speak Spanish?"
225. The Mexican cashier replies, "Yes, I do."
226. Estrella asks, "¿Cuántos años tienes?"
227. The Mexican cashier says, "Tengo 22 años."
228. Estrella explains in Spanish, "Estoy muy frustrada porque quiero comprar alcohol y ella no me cree que soy mayor."
229. The Mexican cashier responds in Spanish, "Entiendo, voy a hablar con ella."
230. Turning to the other cashier, she says, "She is clearly old enough, please let her buy the items."
231. Estrella says, "¡Gracias! Secure your job."
232. Estrella thanks the Mexican cashier, grabbing her groceries.
233. She heads home, grabbing her purse from the front seat.
234. Throwing it over her shoulder, she pulls out her house keys.
235. Bringing her groceries inside, she puts everything away.
236. Clip clopping to a mirror, she looks at her reflection.
237. Still wearing her sunglasses and with her purse on her shoulder.
238. She says, "Estrella, tú eres una mujer mexicana de 55 años. Tienes un esposo que amas."
239. Satisfied with her reflection, Estrella continues her day with her new life.
240. She continues cooking, embracing her youth from her memories as Estrella the Mexican mom.
241. Never remembering she was once a 5-year-old boy named Tommy.
242. She has fully accepted and enjoys her new life as Estrella.
This story was generated by user manemansteve3 with assistance by one of OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model; prompts used to help generate the story are shown below.
Images were generated with OpenAI's AI system, DALL·E 2, or uploaded by the user.
AI Prompts
Prompt: A long 280 sentences story in a formatted list of 1 to 280 about a 5 year old boy with a description of the boy's name, his age, birthday, birth year, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color and race being white. Include his mom's name being an American name, age being younger than the grandma and Mexican mom, birthday, birth year being way after the grandma and Mexican mom, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Include his grandma's name being an American name, age being the same as the Mexican mom, birthday being after August, birth year being the same as the Mexican mom, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Have the boy be at his female friend's house and have her be Hispanic and include her name, age being younger than him, birthday, birth year, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Include his friend's mom's name, age being the same as his grandma, birthday being before March, birth year being the same as his grandma, height being under 5 feet, weight over 300 pounds, hair color and style being kept in a traditional bun, what country she was from being Mexico, eye color. Include her dad's name, age, birthday, birth year, height, weight, hair color and style and eye color. Have the mom be wearing a tank top with a detailed description of the tank top, shorts with a description of the shorts and flip flops with a description of the flip flops being feminine as well as sunglasses with a description of the sunglasses. Have her be wearing 6 pieces of jewelry in a formatted list of 1 to 6 including hoop earrings and a wedding ring. Have her have her nails painted and include the color. Have her speak broken English and have her see something in the boy's hand taking it and have her say something to him as she confiscated it and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong and include what the item is she took. Have him beg for it back in perfect English referring to her as Mrs. and her last name and have her refuse to listen to him and reject his plea and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong. Have her tell her daughter and the boy she and her husband were going out and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong. Have his friend tell him to go look for his thing and have it be in quoted text including what it was. Have him go into her room taking his shoes and socks off. Have him spot a picture of his friend's mom from way back in the day and include where she was and what she was wearing and what she looked like and what year it was. Have him spot his item walking over to it tripping over something only to look down and see his feet were now in the flip flops his friend's mom was wearing earlier. Have him kick them off aggressively as he had no intention of wearing them and hated girly clothes. Have his feet start cracking and aging turning a darker shade as toenail polish formed on his toes and include the color being red and have him freak out and have it be in quoted text as he got grossed out at the nail polish and how his feet looked like Mrs. last name's including her last name. Have his legs shift into chubby female ones as a pair of panties formed on him and have his body change and shift into a woman's as a bra formed on him. Have his hands and arms change as red nail polish formed on his fingernails and his arms got chubbier and have his head and hair and his 10 features change into his friend's mom's in a formatted list of 1 to 10 as he freaked out again and have it be in quoted text. Have him pick up the picture of his friend's mom again scared that he's turning into her before dropping the picture on the ground. Have a small part of him realize he's slightly older than his grandma making him uncomfortable and have him say i don't wanna be older than grandma and have it be in quoted text with "older than grandma" coming out in broken English and spelled in broken English too. Have his voice and accent change the changes started to hurt more and have him yelp !AY! before covering his mouth as he freaked out yelling for mommy and saying why he screamed like his friend's mom referring to her as Mrs. last name and saying how old he sounded and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong covering his mouth at how he was talking and how old he sounded and how weird his voice sounded cause of the accent and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong. Have him pull his now longer hair out of a bun as he started crying. Have him bend down on his knees trying to scrape off the nail polish off his feet being unable to remove it. Have his memories began to change until he only remembered being a woman. Have the woman instantly look around and look down at herself noticing she was scratching her toenail polish for some reason saying QUE loudly and have it be in quoted text filling in the blanks in broken English spelling words wrong as she stood up wondering why she was messing with her pedicure and have it be in quoted text in broken English as she checked to make sure her pedicure wasn't ruined lecturing herself calling herself by her first name. Have her look down at herself deciding to get dressed and have her grab her tank top putting it on in very detailed steps in a formatted list of 1 to 10. Have her grab her shorts putting them on in very detailed steps in a formatted list of 1 to 10. Have her grab her left flip flop putting it on her left foot in a formatted list of 1 to 6. Have her grab her right flip flop putting it on her right foot in a formatted list of 1 to 6. Have her put her hair up into a bun in very detailed steps in a formatted list of 1 to 8. Have her grab her 6 pieces of jewelry putting them on all in very detailed steps in a formatted list of 1 to 17 ending with her wedding ring and paying extra attention and putting extra care into putting her wedding ring on and admiring it. Have her walk over to her purse picking it up pulling her sunglasses out and putting them over her eyes and have her throw her purse over her shoulder. Have her take a couple steps in the flip flops to test being specific on what she did as she walked slow and what she did as she walked fast in a formatted list of 1 to 10 adjusting her purse and her sunglasses as she did so. Have her walk in the direction of her mirror stubbing her toe and instantly yelling !AY! and have it be in quoted text bending down to grab her foot and saying something in very very broken English in frustration lecturing herself in broken English and calling herself by her first name in broken English. Have her spot the photo on the ground clip clopping over to it and picking it up. Have her look at the photo of herself getting emotional as tears rolled down her face and she yelled !AY! and have it be in quoted text as she talked to herself about the year it was, where she was, what she was doing, how old she was, why she kept the photo, etc and have it be in quoted text in broken English as she put the picture back where it belonged. Have her never change back and never remember who she used to be. Have her go over to her former mom's house and have her drive over walking up to the door and knocking on it. Have her former mom ask if she had seen her son and have it be in quoted text. Have the woman get confused and have it be in quoted text in broken English walking inside and sitting down causing the furniture to creak. Have the former mom compliment her outfit and her jewelry and have it be in quoted text. Have the woman be happy as she bragged and have it be in quoted text in broken English spelling words wrong complimenting the woman back. Have her go to her former mom's fridge criticizing her for not having more Mexican dishes and also mentioning a few popular Mexican beer brands and heavy liquor brands all being real and have it all be in quoted text. Have the Mexican woman left the house walking back to her car intending to buy all the ingredients for the Mexican food she believed her former mom should have and all the alcohol she believed her former mom should have. Have her arrive at the store grabbing the ingredients and asking for some Mexican alcohol brands pronouncing them perfectly as she asked for them. Have the female cashier ask for ID and have it be in quoted text. Have the Mexican woman get confused saying que and have it be in quoted text in Spanish adjusting her sunglasses over her eyes and adjusting her purse on her shoulder. Have the cashier repeat herself and have it be in quoted text. Have the Mexican woman say !AY! in frustration and start saying 5 things in response to being asked for ID saying the year she was born and how old she was and things to prove she was old being specific in a formatted list of 1 to 5 in broken English. Have the female cashier defend her rule to ask everyone for ID and respond to all 5 things in a formatted list of 1 to 5. Have her get mad requesting a Mexican female cashier ring her up and have it be in quoted text in broken English. Have the cashier call a younger Mexican cashier and have the cashier come up and ask what's wrong and have it be in quoted text. Have the Mexican woman ask the Mexican cashier if she speaks Spanish and have it be in quoted text in broken English. Have the Mexican cashier say yes and have it be in quoted text. Have the Mexican woman ask the Mexican cashier how old the cashier is and have it be in quoted text in Spanish. Have the cashier tell her her age and have it be in quoted text in Spanish. Have the Mexican woman explain her frustration in Spanish and have it be in quoted text. Have the Mexican cashier reply in Spanish and have it be in quoted text agreeing with the Mexican woman before turning to the other cashier and telling her off in English that she was being ridiculous about the ID rule. Have the Mexican woman say one more thing in frustration towards and have it be in quoted text in broken English before thanking the Mexican cashier. Have her get home grabbing her purse from the front seat and throwing it over her shoulder pulling out her house keys as she grabbed her groceries bringing them inside. Have her put everything away before clip clopping to a nearby mirror and looking at her reflection still wearing her sunglasses and with her purse still on her shoulder. Have her say something to herself and have it be in quoted text in broken English referring to herself by her first name in regards to herself as a Mexican woman and in regards to her age and mentioning her husband. Continue the story from here.
Response: 1. Meet Tommy. 2. Tommy is 5 years old. 3. His birthday is September 15. 4. He was born in 2018. 5. Tommy is 3 feet 7 inches tall. 6. He weighs 45 pounds. 7. Tommy has blonde hair, usually styled in a messy mop. 8. His eyes are blue. 9. Tommy is of white race. 10. Tommy's mom is named Sarah. 11. Sarah is 30 years old. 12. Her birthday is October 21. 13. She was born in 1993. 14. Sarah is 5 feet 6 inches tall. 15. She weighs 140 pounds. 16. Her hair is brown, long, and wavy. 17. Sarah has green eyes. 18. Tommy's grandma is named Margaret. 19. Margaret is 55 years old. 20. Her birthday is September 1. 21. She was born in 1968. 22. Margaret is 5 feet 4 inches tall. 23. She weighs 150 pounds. 24. Her hair is gray, short, and curly. 25. Margaret has blue eyes. 26. Tommy is visiting his friend Maria's house. 27. Maria is 4 years old. 28. Her birthday is July 10. 29. She was born in 2019. 30. Maria is 3 feet 4 inches tall. 31. She weighs 40 pounds. 32. Her hair is black, long, and straight. 33. Maria has brown eyes. 34. Maria's mom is named Estrella. 35. Estrella is 55 years old. 36. Her birthday is February 12. 37. She was born in 1968. 38. Estrella is under 5 feet tall, at 4 feet 11. 39. She weighs over 300 pounds. 40. Estrella's hair is black and kept in a traditional bun. 41. Estrella is from Mexico. 42. She has brown eyes. 43. Maria's dad is named Juan. 44. Juan is 57 years old. 45. His birthday is November 25. 46. He was born in 1966. 47. Juan is 5 feet 8 inches tall. 48. He weighs 180 pounds. 49. His hair is black and short. 50. Juan has brown eyes. 51. Estrella is wearing a white tank top with colorful floral embroidery. 52. She is also wearing jean shorts with frayed edges. 53. On her feet, she has feminine flip flops with pink straps and floral patterns. 54. Estrella wears oversized sunglasses with golden frames. 55. She has six pieces of jewelry, including: 56. Large hoop earrings, 57. A gold necklace, 58. A silver bracelet, 59. A ring with a blue stone, 60. Another ring with her birthstone and 61. A wedding ring. 62. Estrella's nails are painted red. 63. Estrella notices something in Tommy's hand. 64. She takes it and says, "No, you no need play with this." 65. The item is a small toy car. 66. Tommy begs, "Please, Mrs. Gonzalez, I need my toy car back." 67. Estrella responds, "No, you no get it back." 68. Estrella tells Maria and Tommy, "We go out and leave you kids here." 69. Maria says to Tommy, "Let's go look for your toy car." 70. Tommy takes his shoes and socks off as they enter Maria’s room. 71. He looks around and spots a photo of Estrella from 20 years ago. 72. In the photo, Estrella is at a family gathering. 73. She’s wearing a red dress with white polka dots. 74. Her hair is in a bun, and she is smiling brightly. 75. The year is 2003. 76. He walks toward the toy car but trips. 77. Looking down, he sees his feet are now in Estrella's flip flops. 78. Tommy kicks them off aggressively. 79. He always hated girly clothes. 80. Tommy's feet start cracking and aging, turning darker. 81. Red toenail polish forms on his toes. 82. Freaking out, he shouts, "Eww, my feet look like Mrs. Gonzalez's!" 83. His legs shift into chubby female ones. 84. A pair of panties forms on him. 85. His body changes and shifts into a woman’s. 86. A bra forms on his now womanly body. 87. His hands and arms change, red nail polish forming on his fingernails. 88. His arms get chubbier. 89. Tommy's head and hair are the last to change. 90. His ten features transform: 91. 1. His hair becomes longer and black. 92. 2. His eyes turn brown. 93. 3. His face structure shifts to Estrella's. 94. 4. His nose becomes smaller. 95. 5. His lips get fuller. 96. 6. His eyebrows thicken. 97. 7. He gains Estrella’s cheekbones. 98. 8. His jawline softens. 99. 9. His skin tone darkens. 100. 10. He gains some wrinkles. 101. Freaking out again, Tommy shouts, "I don’t wanna be older than grandma!" 102. His voice changes, and he screams, "¡AY!" 103. Covering his mouth, he freaks out, "Why I scream like Mrs. Gonzalez? I sound so old and weird!" 104. He pulls his longer hair out of the bun, starting to cry. 105. Bending down, he tries to scrape off the red polish. 106. He is unable to remove it. 107. Tommy’s memories start to change. 108. He only remembers being Estrella. 109. The woman looks around. 110. She looks down at herself, noticing her actions. 111. She says loudly, "¡QUE! Why I scratch pedicure?" 112. She checks her toenails, "Estrella, you no ruin pedicure." 113. Estrella decides to get dressed. 114. She grabs her tank top, putting it on step by step: 115. 1. She holds it up. 116. 2. Slides one arm through. 117. 3. Slides the other arm through. 118. 4. Pulls it over her head. 119. 5. Adjusts it over her chest. 120. 6. Smoothes out wrinkles. 121. 7. Tucks the bottom in. 122. 8. Adjusts the straps. 123. 9. Checks in the mirror. 124. 10. Adjusts it again. 125. She grabs her shorts, putting them on step by step: 126. 1. Holds them open. 127. 2. Steps one leg through. 128. 3. Steps the other leg through. 129. 4. Pulls them up to her waist. 130. 5. Buttons them. 131. 6. Zips the zipper. 132. 7. Adjusts the waistband. 133. 8. Smoothes out wrinkles. 134. 9. Checks the back in the mirror. 135. 10. Adjusts them again. 136. She grabs her left flip flop, putting it on step by step: 137. 1. Picks it up. 138. 2. Holds it out. 139. 3. Slides her left foot in. 140. 4. Wiggles her toes to fit. 141. 5. Taps her heel down. 142. 6. Adjusts the strap. 143. She grabs her right flip flop, putting it on step by step: 144. 1. Picks it up. 145. 2. Holds it out. 146. 3. Slides her right foot in. 147. 4. Wiggles her toes to fit. 148. 5. Taps her heel down. 149. 6. Adjusts the strap. 150. She puts her hair back up into a bun step by step: 151. 1. Brushes out tangles. 152. 2. Gathers it all up. 153. 3. Twists it around. 154. 4. Coils it into a bun. 155. 5. Holds it in place. 156. 6. Secures it with pins. 157. 7. Adjusts the pins. 158. 8. Checks it in the mirror. 159. She grabs her six pieces of jewelry, putting them on step by step: 160. 1. Puts on hoop earrings. 161. 2. Clasps the gold necklace. 162. 3. Slides on the silver bracelet. 163. 4. Puts on the ring with the blue stone. 164. 5. Puts on the birthstone ring. 165. 6. Slides on the wedding ring. 166. She pays extra care to the wedding ring. 167. She admires it on her finger. 168. Estrella walks over to her purse. 169. She picks it up. 170. Pulls out her sunglasses. 171. Puts them over her eyes. 172. Throws her purse over her shoulder. 173. Estrella takes a couple of steps to test the flip flops: 174. 1. Walks slowly. 175. 2. Adjusts her sunglasses. 176. 3. Takes a few more slow steps. 177. 4. Adjusts her purse. 178. 5. Walks fast. 179. 6. Adjusts her sunglasses again. 180. 7. Takes a few fast steps. 181. 8. Adjusts her purse again. 182. 9. Checks her reflection. 183. 10. Satisfied, continues to walk. 184. She walks towards the mirror. 185. Estrella accidentally stubs her toe, "¡AY!" 186. Bends down to grab her foot. 187. Frustrated, she says, "Estrella, no more hurt feet!" 188. She spots the photo on the ground. 189. Clip clopping over to it, she picks it up. 190. Looking at the photo, she gets emotional. 191. Tears roll down her cheeks, "¡AY! That was back in 2003. At family party. I was so young, only 35. I love this photo." 192. She places the photo back where it belongs. 193. Estrella is now permanently Estrella, with no memory of being anyone else. 194. She heads over to her former mother’s house. 195. Driving over, she parks and walks up to the door. 196. She knocks gently. 197. Her former mom opens the door, "Have you seen my son?" 198. Estrella gets confused, "No, I no see him. ¿Por qué?" 199. She steps inside, sitting down, causing the furniture to creak. 200. Her former mom compliments her, "You look very nice today, love your jewelry." 201. Estrella beams, "Gracias! You look good, too." 202. She goes to the fridge, "Why no more Mexican food here? And no beer like Corona or Modelo! Where is tequila or mezcal?" 203. After visiting, Estrella leaves, walking back to her car. 204. Intending to buy all the ingredients and alcohol she mentioned. 205. She arrives at the store, grabbing ingredients and asking for drinks: 206. "Excuse me, you have Corona?" 207. "And Modelo?" 208. "Need tequila, please." 209. "Also, mezcal." 210. The female cashier asks for ID, "Can I see your ID, please?" 211. Estrella gets confused, "¿Qué?" 212. Adjusting her sunglasses, she complies. 213. The cashier repeats, "I need to see your ID." 214. Frustrated, Estrella exclaims, "¡AY! I born 1968! I old enough! I have gray hair! I have 35 years hando-making enchiladas! I no need ID!" 215. The female cashier responds: 216. "It's the rule, ma'am." 217. "I need to see everyone’s ID." 218. "Even if they look older." 219. "No exceptions." 220. "Please understand." 221. Estrella demands a different cashier, "I want Mexican cashier now!" 222. The cashier calls a younger Mexican cashier. 223. The cashier asks, "What seems to be the problem?" 224. Estrella asks, "Do you speak Spanish?" 225. The Mexican cashier replies, "Yes, I do." 226. Estrella asks, "¿Cuántos años tienes?" 227. The Mexican cashier says, "Tengo 22 años." 228. Estrella explains in Spanish, "Estoy muy frustrada porque quiero comprar alcohol y ella no me cree que soy mayor." 229. The Mexican cashier responds in Spanish, "Entiendo, voy a hablar con ella." 230. Turning to the other cashier, she says, "She is clearly old enough, please let her buy the items." 231. Estrella says, "¡Gracias! Secure your job." 232. Estrella thanks the Mexican cashier, grabbing her groceries. 233. She heads home, grabbing her purse from the front seat. 234. Throwing it over her shoulder, she pulls out her house keys. 235. Bringing her groceries inside, she puts everything away. 236. Clip clopping to a mirror, she looks at her reflection. 237. Still wearing her sunglasses and with her purse on her shoulder. 238. She says, "Estrella, tú eres una mujer mexicana de 55 años. Tienes un esposo que amas." 239. Satisfied with her reflection, Estrella continues her day with her new life. 240. She continues cooking, embracing her youth from her memories as Estrella the Mexican mom. 241. Never remembering she was once a 5-year-old boy named Tommy. 242. She has fully accepted and enjoys her new life as Estrella.
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