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Truth

"Isadora, open this door right now!" Violet ordered as she pounded her fists on the door. "We need to talk!" When silence continued, Violet scowled and went to jiggle the doorknob. When she did, there was a creak and the door opened immediately. Violet felt foolish for not trying the doorknob first and blushed a bit with embarrassment. However, when she spotted Isadora, her embarrassment was quickly replaced with grief.

Isadora was lying on her bead with her back facing Violet. She wasn't crying, but Violet could tell that she had been because every now and then Isadora would make a little sniffle. "Isadora, we need to talk," Violet said more kindly. Isadora still didn't reply and Violet cursed under her breath; her patience was running thin.

But Violet suddenly felt the urge to comfort Isadora's emotionally precarious state of mind, no matter what she had to do. She also felt the urge to hold Isadora in her arms and to never let go until Isadora was okay. Violet felt herself striding toward the bed. When Violet reached it and climbed onto it, she saw Isadora's tear-stained cheeks, and her miserable, angelic eyes. She gasped as if in actual physical pain.

As Isadora sensed Violet close to her, her throat clenched and her heart ached. She felt needy. She needed someone to hold her and to guide her. And the only person that Isadora would allow to be that someone was Violet. Beautiful, charming, intelligent Violet.

Finally, Isadora spoke, though she could hardly believe she was. "Violet, you could never love me like I love you, could you?" Isadora squeezed her eyes shut and braced herself for rejection and pain and disappointment. But none of those feelings came to pass. In fact, only silence was heard, and Isadora felt tenser and tenser by every second of it that passed.

The silence was finally broken by a long, shaky breath. "So you mean to say," Violet confirmed slowly, "that you do in fact love me?" Isadora couldn't find her voice, so she merely nodded. Another silence ensued, though not as long. "… I… I don't exactly know what to say. The truth is I've never had feelings for other girls before." Isadora's heart sank. "But lately…"

Isadora sat up straight away and looked at Violet in the eyes. Violet flinched at the sudden movement. "What?" Isadora demanded, beginning to feel excited. "What has happened lately?" Violet gazed at Isadora for a long time without speaking. Her heart was reaching out to Isadora. "Violet!"

"I think I might love you too," Violet blurted out. Violet saw the sheer joy that shined in Isadora's eyes when Violet said those simple, yet meaningful words. A smile was growing on Isadora's face so large that Violet had to laugh. Isadora laughed too and then leaped on Violet to give her a big, warm hug. Violet gratefully hugged back.

"Oh, Violet, you have no idea how long I've waited to here that from you," Isadora cried, even though it really wasn't that long, and only felt like it. "I've hid this from everyone, and I felt I would die if I never received this love from you."

"Isadora, don't say that," Violet whispered, closing her eyes. "I can't stand the thought of you feeling so low. You are the smartest, kindest, greatest, most beautiful person I know." Isadora's smile amazingly grew wider yet and she hugged Violet tighter. She felt she had surely found the greatest love she had ever known. Violet had brought her more delight than anyone could have even offered.

However, Isadora's smile vanished as quickly as a snake might catch a mouse, as a thought occurred to her. "Um… Violet?"

"What is it, Isadora?" Violet asked, feeling as bliss as Isadora had been.

"What are we going to tell our siblings?" With a flash of dread, Violet's eyes snapped open.

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