Here in her own neighborhood she felt more secure about showing off a few overtly feminine accessories. The local guys were accepting not only that Addie was different but that she presented no threat to them. A few of them were already thinking of Addie as a she or a her, and had begun to see her as cute. Addie was certain of that by the way they looked her up and down as she strolled by the where they hung out on the corner. They had even begun smiling and nodding greetings and when she returned the greeting they were starting to come back with a "Hi" or even "Hi Addie, how's it going?"
In Addie's mind that didn't quite atone for the harassment these same creeps inflicted on her when she was still the ineffectual sissy boy.