Diana had switched to texting her mom. She sat cross legged on her bed with one arm propped up on her knee to rest her head in. She typed with her other hand.

[color=fff200]Good morning, sweetie! Liking the school so far?[/color]

[color=00aeef]hi mom, good morning to you as well :) yes, the school is even lovelier in person[/color]

[color=fff200]That's swell. Your father says hello from the other side. Isn't that an Adele reference?[/color]

[color=00aeef]yep, that would be adele, lol. tell dad i say hi back[/color]

[color=fff200]Thought so. He wants to know why you're greeting his back and not his front.[/color]

Diana giggled. She and her dad always had the same sense of humor. As she was texting her mom, she felt guilty for not telling her that her roommate knows she's a girl now. Part of the reason she was even pretending to be a guy was for security. One would expect guys to pay a fair amount attention to a girl if she was the only one in their school. That could lead to being excessively hit on. Suppose that girls roommate was crazy; that would be dangerous. Diana was grateful her roommate was chill. But her mom didn't know that. Even if Diana tried convincing her Derek was safe to be around even though he knows her secret, there was the risk of her mom not believing her and Diana being withdrawn from the school.