Jordan, Maia, Amber, and I decided to sing karaoke to help me feel better. It was something that often worked, but nothing could truly get me out of what I was feeling. Still, I did my best to put on a smile for my friends and have a good time for them.
I ended up heading to my room to be alone with my thoughts. The only way I knew how to cope with them was to face them. It was scary, even scarier than the storm outside my window, but I had no other choice.
I, Charlie Castelle, was a lesbian. I was a lesbian who had fallen in love with her best friend, a straight girl.
Noah’s bedroom door slammed shut. After a moment, I heard something else, too. I walked up to the wall and listened quietly to confirm that she was sobbing. All I wanted to do was to go into her room and wrap my arms arou
