This is an old, old idea of mine; put some faces to the Homophobia meme thing we see everywhere on people's profiles.
Updates will be weekly. I have ten prewritten and may ask for ideas for some of the remaining "prompts" as the weeks go by.
I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.
I wrapped my arms round myself and shivered in the cold as I stood in front of my girlfriend's door, picking up the courage to knock. My lightly clenched fist hit the door twice, making two dull, timid thuds. Footsteps sounded almost instantly and the door swung open, revealing a rectangle of bright light and warmth.
"Mathilda? Maddy, hon? What's wrong?" I sucked in a deep breath and held it, squashing down the desperate urge to burst into tears, then shook my head stiffly and just stood there, head bowed, staring at the doorstep and trembling all over. Before I knew what was happening, I was pulled into a gentle embrace. "Talk to me, pixie."
Finally the tears burst through the dam, tearing at my throat in gulping, hiccupping cries. I leant helplessly against Mariam, wracked with uncontrollable sobs.
With my eyes screwed shut and my head whirling with the sound of my own sobs, I didn't see or hear Mariam slowly tugging me indoors until something banged against the back of my legs. "Sit down, Maddy."
Like a puppet, I obeyed, curling up to Mariam and burying my face in the crook of the older girl's neck. "What did she say?" Mariam's voice was sharper now, more insistent.
"She…" I broke off again, quivering with suppressed sobs.
"It's okay, Maddy." Mariam soothed.
"No, it isn't … it isn't and it'll never be … " I leaned my head backwards and kissed Mariam desperately. As I pulled away, I whispered into Mariam's ear, my eyes wide and bleak with dread;
"She kicked me out."
Short, I know. Review?