Chapter 2
It was a short kiss lasting only a tiny fragment of time. It sent tingles through Mary's body. Ambers eye went wide with fear "I can't," she mumbled "I'm sorry," she turned and rushed up the stairs leaving Mary standing alone in the kitchen holding an empty glass.
"Morning," Lucy chirped as she bounced into the kitchen the next morning, she looked at Mary who was staring into space a bowl of soggy cereal in front of her. Lucy waved her hand in front of her sisters' face. "You ok?" She asked
"Yea," Mary replied as she snapped back into reality
"Ok," Lucy said as she opened the fridge.
"Is Amber still asleep?" Mary asked
"Mmmmhmmm," Lucy replied, her head still buried in the fridge, she removed her head "I'm gonna go watch T.V so when she gets up I'll probably still be there,"
"Ok," Mary replied as she watched Lucy head into the living room, Mary then headed up the stairs to the room she shared with Lucy. Amber was still fast asleep on Mary's bed. Mary sat down on Lucy's bed and watched her sleep. Mary sighed, obviously Amber was scared, hell she was too but she didn't feel like walking away from this. Amber stirred then looked at Mary through bleary eyes.
"How long have you been there?" Amber asked
"Just a minute, debating whether I should wake you up or not," Mary replied
They sat in silence for a while before Mary spoke again "Why did you run away last night? I mean, I understand if you scared, I am too, but."
"It's not just that, I don't want to go through it again, I don't want people to know."
"Then why did you come to the group?"
"Because I still am who I am, but I'm also a teenager and I already know teenagers don't like people like me, like us."
"So who would we tell?"
"People would find out, I like you Mary, I really do I just don't want to take those risks."
"I do," Mary felt something flare up inside her "To fuck with the rest of the world, I want to take the risks, I don't want you to just walk away cause the rest of the world can't deal with you, it's not their problem."
"I know," Amber looked down at her hands which her fidgeting with the edge of the sheets. Mary moved across the room and sat down on the bed next to her, she placed her hand over Ambers.
"Please, give us a go," Amber looked up into Mary's eyes and nodded
Amber looked at her fearfully as if she'd suggested jumping out of an aeroplane or something "Please," Mary asked again "We don't have to tell anyone at all if you don't want to," She looked into Ambers eyes and could see the battle going on there. After what felt like an eternity Amber gave her an answer.
"Ok."
Mary grinned then leaned in and kissed her softly "You won't regret this."
Lucy looked at her watch, it was getting late and Amber hadn't come downstairs yet so Lucy decided she better go in search of her friend. She wandered up to the room she shared with Mary and found Amber and Mary giggling.
"Hey," she snapped at the two, raising her eyebrows, expecting an explanation
"Oh hey Lucy," Mary replied. Amber just smiled at her
"What are you guys up to?" Lucy asked
Mary shrugged "Just chatting."
"About what?" Lucy asked as she sat down next to Amber
"Stuff," Mary replied nonchalantly
Lucy looked between her sister and her friend thinking something was up. "Oh, well do you guys wanna go to a movie today?" She asked
"I have nothing better to do," Mary replied. Amber just nodded her head.
It was a short kiss lasting only a tiny fragment of time. It sent tingles through Mary's body. Ambers eye went wide with fear "I can't," she mumbled "I'm sorry," she turned and rushed up the stairs leaving Mary standing alone in the kitchen holding an empty glass.
"Morning," Lucy chirped as she bounced into the kitchen the next morning, she looked at Mary who was staring into space a bowl of soggy cereal in front of her. Lucy waved her hand in front of her sisters' face. "You ok?" She asked
"Yea," Mary replied as she snapped back into reality
"Ok," Lucy said as she opened the fridge.
"Is Amber still asleep?" Mary asked
"Mmmmhmmm," Lucy replied, her head still buried in the fridge, she removed her head "I'm gonna go watch T.V so when she gets up I'll probably still be there,"
"Ok," Mary replied as she watched Lucy head into the living room, Mary then headed up the stairs to the room she shared with Lucy. Amber was still fast asleep on Mary's bed. Mary sat down on Lucy's bed and watched her sleep. Mary sighed, obviously Amber was scared, hell she was too but she didn't feel like walking away from this. Amber stirred then looked at Mary through bleary eyes.
"How long have you been there?" Amber asked
"Just a minute, debating whether I should wake you up or not," Mary replied
They sat in silence for a while before Mary spoke again "Why did you run away last night? I mean, I understand if you scared, I am too, but."
"It's not just that, I don't want to go through it again, I don't want people to know."
"Then why did you come to the group?"
"Because I still am who I am, but I'm also a teenager and I already know teenagers don't like people like me, like us."
"So who would we tell?"
"People would find out, I like you Mary, I really do I just don't want to take those risks."
"I do," Mary felt something flare up inside her "To fuck with the rest of the world, I want to take the risks, I don't want you to just walk away cause the rest of the world can't deal with you, it's not their problem."
"I know," Amber looked down at her hands which her fidgeting with the edge of the sheets. Mary moved across the room and sat down on the bed next to her, she placed her hand over Ambers.
"Please, give us a go," Amber looked up into Mary's eyes and nodded
Amber looked at her fearfully as if she'd suggested jumping out of an aeroplane or something "Please," Mary asked again "We don't have to tell anyone at all if you don't want to," She looked into Ambers eyes and could see the battle going on there. After what felt like an eternity Amber gave her an answer.
"Ok."
Mary grinned then leaned in and kissed her softly "You won't regret this."
Lucy looked at her watch, it was getting late and Amber hadn't come downstairs yet so Lucy decided she better go in search of her friend. She wandered up to the room she shared with Mary and found Amber and Mary giggling.
"Hey," she snapped at the two, raising her eyebrows, expecting an explanation
"Oh hey Lucy," Mary replied. Amber just smiled at her
"What are you guys up to?" Lucy asked
Mary shrugged "Just chatting."
"About what?" Lucy asked as she sat down next to Amber
"Stuff," Mary replied nonchalantly
Lucy looked between her sister and her friend thinking something was up. "Oh, well do you guys wanna go to a movie today?" She asked
"I have nothing better to do," Mary replied. Amber just nodded her head.