The response to us coming out as a couple was overwhelming. At school, everyone was thrilled. In fact, we were the new power couple. It was not the response I was expecting at all. At Veronica’s house, her parents and sisters were as excited. Her family only wanted her to be happy, it seemed.
I was expecting people to shun us. To bully her. Her titles at school to be ripped away from her. Dirty looks thrown at us in the hallways. Whispering behind our backs.
But no, we were the school’s golden couple. I should have been excited. Ecstatic, really. But I felt quite the opposite. I felt… dread.
Before, we were private, sneaking around, passionate. It was exciting. Now, it was bland.
Every morning, I picked her up and we drove to school together. I carried her books to her class and she ga
