Room 314 and the Graduation Tickets for Hannah Morgan
Rachel handed me a blue pen.
I filled in my date of birth and my state ward ID number.
In the box for previous legal name, I wrote Hannah Barrett.
In the box for new legal name, I wrote Hannah Morgan.
I pushed the form back under the heavy glass.
The clerk typed the information into her computer.
A laser printer behind her desk whirred to life.
“This legal action completely overrides the original birth record,” the clerk said.
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