Third Person POV
Alexandra met up with Tanya under the big oak tree after school.
"So, where do you live?" Alexa asked Tanya as they walked home.
"Seventy-Sixth Freedom Avenue, House 1789." Tanya responded. Alexa seemed surprised. "I live on Freedom Avenue too!"
"Which house?" Tanya asked with a smile.
"House 1791." Alexandra said eagerly. "Only two houses up from yours! How amazing is that?"
"That's awesome, Lexi. Now come on!" Tanya grabbed Alexa's hand and the two ran down the sidewalk, stopping in front of Tanya's house.
Tanya opened the door and called out, "Pa! I'm home!"
Alexandra heard footsteps from upstairs. Tanya's father came down the stairs to see them standing in the living room.
"Hello there, Tanya. How was school-" he stopped when he noticed Alexandra. "Tanya, dear. It's a school day. What did I say about having friends over?"
"Pa." Tanya explained. "This is my soulmate. Lexi, this is my father."
"Mr. Jefferson, Alexandra Hamilton. Pleased to make your acquaintance, sir." Alexandra said politely. She held out her hand for him to shake. He stared her up and down, then looked at the writing on her wrist. "Tanya…" He said, almost laughing. "Is this a joke?"
Tanya frowned. "Pa, how would this be a joke? I met my soulmate today. Are you not happy for me?" Her father's face went from a slight smirk to an angry frown. "I expected more from a sensible girl like you."
Alexandra intervened. "Sir, I think you will find that this," She showed the writing on her wrist, "is something that we do not have control over. You will have to accept it, whether you like it or not."
"Does it look like I give a shit?" Tanya's father snarled. "Now, you," he said, pointing an accusing finger at Alexandra, "have five minutes to get the hell out of here. You are forbidden from seeing my daughter ever again!"
With that, the man stormed upstairs, and Alexandra just about heard a door upstairs slam loudly.
The two girls looked at each other for a moment, and, without thinking, Tanya swept Alexandra up off the ground and passionately kissed her. About two minutes passed before they parted, both of them breathless as if they had just run a mile.
"Tani…" Alexandra whispered, her voice quavering, the tears at the corners of her eyes threatening to fall. "Pen and paper?"
"Sure." Tanya said, unzipping her bag and digging out her notebook. Alexa snatched a pen sticking out of one of her pockets and grabbed the notebook from the other girl's hand. She scrawled something on one of the empty pages, tore it out of the book and stuffed it in Tanya's cardigan pocket.
She set the notebook and pen down on the kitchen counter and started to leave. "See you in school on Monday." Alexandra said as she headed for the door. "Call me when you can." She ran out of the house and down the street to her house, the door still open behind her.
"Wait!" Tanya called after her. "What do you mean by that?" But it was too late. Alexandra was now out of earshot, rushing back to her house
Tanya shut the door, stormed to her room and threw her backpack down on the floor in anger. Why couldn't her father just accept the fact that her soulmate was a girl? She sat on the edge of her bed, her head in her hands. A sob broke past her lips and she cried for what felt like forever.
When she did stop crying, she remembered that Lexi had stuffed a piece of paper in the pocket of her cardigan. She pulled it out, opened it and pressed it flat with some books on her desk.
On the paper was a phone number. It was Alexandra's phone number. And a simple message:
Call me when it's safe.
Alexandra's POV
I wasn't even halfway home before the tears began to stream down my cheeks. My long ginger hair blew into my face, but I didn't care. All I wanted to do was lay face down on my bed and cry for God knows how long it would take for me to calm down.
I entered the house and, without speaking to Garnet or Martin, went into my room, locked the door and put down my backpack. I found my phone and put on my sad playlist. The list of songs contained those which I found the most tear-jerking. I lay down on my bed and cried as each song played. It didn't help that most of the songs were breakup songs, either.
About half an hour went by before I heard someone rattling the doorknob. Then I heard Martin call from the other side, "Alexandra, sweetie. Unlock the door, please. Can we talk to you?" Reluctantly, I got off the bed and unlocked the door before sitting down at my desk. There in the doorway stood Martin and Garnet.
"Darling…" Garnet said. She paused my music and put her arm around my shoulder. "Look, we won't be mad. Just tell us where you were just now and what happened."
Martin sat on the edge of my bed and gave me a warm smile. He wasn't one to talk much. He was the silent kind of parent, I suppose. He was the kind who would listen quietly.
"Well," I said, trying not to cry. "I met my soulmate today."
Both their jaws dropped. Garnet gave me a warm hug while Matthew said, "That's great, darling, but why are you crying?"
I continued. "You see, I went to her house. Yes, my soulmate is a girl. Anyways, long story short, her dad was not happy about it and basically forced me out of her house."
I couldn't hold it back any longer. I burst out crying, and, gradually, as Garnet and Martin comforted me the best they could, the crying turned into sniffles, then into long, drawn-out breathing.
"Martin, make a start on dinner. I'll stay here." I heard Garnet say. I looked up at my foster mother, the woman who had willingly taken me in and loved me when no one else would or did. She smiled at me and said, "Alexandra, darling, to your father and I, it doesn't matter who you find love with. As long as you're happy. Understand?"
I smiled through the few tears still running down my face. "Yes, I understand."
"Good." Garnet said. "Now tell me more about her. How did you meet? What's she like?"
I laughed. "Our meeting is a bit embarrassing… Long story short, I was rushing to class and ran smack-dab into her. She offered to help me," I showed Garnet my wrist. "and I tried to say it was okay, and bam. That was that."
Garnet seemed to smile. "That is definitely less awkward than how Martin and I met. But let's not talk about that. What does she look like? What's her name?"
"Her name's Tanya, but she lets me call her Tani, and I let her call me Lexi. I think she's from Virginia, from her accent. She's got this fluffy curly mess of dark hair, and chocolate brown eyes. She's got an hourglass figure too."
Garnet smiled again. "That's very lovely, dear. Now, go ahead and clean your face. Then, how about we watch some TV while we wait for dinner to be ready?"
I smiled. "Okay." Despite the bad things that had happened today, I still saw a glimmer of hope in those who were accepting about the situation.
A/N: Yes, the drama is kicking in! What do you think will happen next? Also, don't be shy to review. Constructive criticism is welcome.
