It all happened so suddenly yet it had been a long time coming. Riley had come out as bisexual when she was sixteen. Most people supported her, after all this was the girl that brought peace and prosperity. Not hurt and anger. The thing was that the death threats had begun, she'd get notes stuffed into her locker saying things like.

Dirty

Queer

You just want to have a bigger playing field.

She had kept it hidden for a good six months until her father caught her at her desk at seven in the morning scrubbing of the graffiti that people had covered it in.

You are a dirty confused girl. Go snog some girl.

Her father had exploded, out of everyone he was the one who had known since the beginning and the fact that someone would dare say such horrible things struck a chord with him. He made her show him everything that had ever been said and took it to both the police and the principle. The perpetrators had been caught but not before they played one last prank. They had kidnapped her and tied her to a pole next to the school in the middle of winter. She had the words gay girl written across her forehead and was practically frozen to death. The ambulances came and rushed her to hospital, diagnosing her with hypothermia.

Her friends had tracked down the people who had done it and had given them a piece of their minds. Well all exept Maya who sat next to Auggie in a cold hospital chair. The boy looked at her
"You love her?" he asked. Maya nodded
"She's my best friend of course I do" Auggie scoffed.
"You're in love with her, why do you think she came out? She was hoping that you would realise you love her to" Maya tried to protest but Auggie silenced her with a look.
"Tell her because she won't wait forever" and that's why Maya was stood in a hospital room next to her best friend, spilling her darkest secret. She took a deep breath.
"I'm probably going to regret this but…. I have a secret and I dunno if you can hear me but I hope to god you do or I'll just be spilling my guts to someone who won't even remember. I know you've been out for nearly a year and I should've told you but…. I'm in love with you and not just crushing love. I mean the love that makes people go to the end of the world and die for each other kind of love. I know you won't feel the same but I just needed you to know." When she got no answer she wiped away a stray tear and walked to the door. Suddenly a moan came from behind her, stopping her in her tracks.
"I'm in love with you to"