Eric
'I hope it did, if it's gonna teach your stupid ass anything, it had to have been hard.' We both start laughing quietly to each other. At the end of the day, Maeve and Otis were always going to become a couple, they had become too close to each other in Year 12 not to be. Of course, my own relationship troubles had become more apparent as the year went on. I fell in love with my bully who became my friend. My friend who became my lover. I knew I loved Adam. I just wanted to express myself and my sexuality and who I was more than he was ready to. And that was a sacrifice I was willing to make, no matter how badly it hurt both of us.
As if reading my mind, Otis asks 'What are you gonna do about Adam then?'
'If I'm honest' I start to say. 'I think I hurt him too much to repair it. And we want different things. But I don't regret the kiss, Otis. It awakened a part inside me. I've always enjoyed dancing and getting dressed up in the latest vogue fashion outfits. But I want to do that in public now, with like-minded people, and I just don't think Adam is ready for the public life yet.'
'Does he make you happy Eric?' Otis asks.
'Yes', I answer plainly.
'Then that's your answer' he says. 'Take it from me, don't lose the one you love the most, no matter how badly you hurt them.'
Maeve
The journey to security at Heathrow is a horrible one. So many people, so many twists and turns, more hoops to jump through than women have had for basically all of history. Feminism aside, Heathrow is a crowded place and I'm not very fond of it, but I must do this so here goes nothing. I put my bag, my jacket and my jewellery into those little grey box things and walk through the security gate. Of course, it goes off as I walk through. I must get body checked and it's humiliating.
'You think I'm hiding some cocaine in my tits?' I ask to the security worker.
'Are you?' he says back to me.
'No obviously not, you're welcome to look if you want' I reply.
'That won't be necessary' he responds. 'You just forgot to take your ring off. Remember all metallic objects are to be removed next time.'
'Got it' I say in an annoyed tone, reflecting my general attitude. I bunch my things together and head off to get something to eat and kill the 2+ hours I have left.
Adam
A boy I don't like told me to write from the heart. I didn't know what that meant because I never knew I had one, I never knew I had a heart. Till you said you kissed a boy I haven't met, then I knew I had a heart. Because I thought it might stop, and when I thought, my heart might stop beating, I realised it had always been there. But it didn't know how to feel, until I thought about losing you. I knew we wouldn't last forever; I was waiting for this day. But I hope we can fix things. And if we can't, I will always thank you, for showing me I have a heart.