Chapter 8: Sharing Secrets
Even though I manage to continue and survive the potentially disastrous club meeting, I leave the room afterwards with a heavy feeling in my soul. The idea is now officially out there that I’m a lesbian—for most of Shively, that translates to pervert. I have no idea right now how to handle this, but I know I desperately need a sympathetic ear. I suppose I could tell Aunt Penny; she’d be supportive (and outraged at Deshawn and her cohorts), but she’d also be worried and feel she had to tell Mom. No way!
As I walk in the door of the house, Penny’s in the kitchen, already working on a dinner that smells fantastic. Too bad I couldn’t stomach a bite. I head to my room and close the door, thankful to have a private space. The tears come out at last, and this feeling
