Miwa felt the leaves crack under her feet as she made her way to the familiar screen of the old farmhouse door owned by her Uncle Donatello and Aunt April. She rushed, feeling her heart slam in her chest painfully. It was now or never.
It had been a year since she had realized her sexuality, began to question the freak she was. Now...now she was more than sure. She, Miwa Hamato, liked girls. She loved how soft they were, how curvy they could be, how they loved to do their hair and gossip and talk non stop...
Miwa opened the screen door and let it shut behind her with a loud slam. She turned without hesitating and walked to where she knew the kitchen was. To where Maggie was...
The nerves she had suddenly amplified and she contemplated leaving before it was too late. What was she afraid of? This was Maggie. Her cousin. The girl she's considered more of a sister than anything for the past thirteen years.
Miwa entered the kitchen to find the sixteen year old laying out bread, meat and custards out for lunch. Maggie gazed up at her visitor and grinned. Her copper hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she wore a tank top and shorts, welcoming the summer heat. Maggie began to open her mouth to greet the youngest of the two.
"I'm gay."
Maggie froze and looked over the girl with surprise in her eyes. She shut her mouth and seemed to mull over the girl's words. Miwa's heart slammed into her chest and her knees shook underneath her, tears threatening to spill.
"Okay. So do you want the usual for lunch?"
Miwa's eyes widened. Maggie went back to making the sandwiches and peered over her shoulder at Miwa with a smile on her face. The tears spilled over her eyes and a wide grin grew on her face. She sat at the table and waited for her cousin to serve them lunch, feeling hope bubble in her chest. Even though she was more of a freak, Maggie still loved and accepted her for who she was. What she was...and for that, she couldn't love her more.
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