"So Mom? What did you teach Tiffany today?" Syn asked.
I think that Mummy was a surprised as I was by Syn's openly calling me by my feminine name but we both ignored it. I sneaked a look at Syn and I could tell that she had been checking to see your reaction and was glad we'd shown none.
"Not a whole lot," Mummy said. "How to walk properly. Sit, talk, that kind of thing."
"I noticed the change in her voice. Much nicer and softer," Syn said. "But I can't really say that I saw her walking. Didn't look, I guess." She smiled tenderly at me. "Be a darling and give me a demonstration, huh?"
She referred to me as girl again - and obviously intended to keep on doing it. I felt my face redden with embarrassment, because now I was up on my feet and, trying to remember Mummy's rules, walked slowly to the end of the room and back.