“Claire, please, I can expl—”
“You don't need to explain anything. I heard what you said and you probably meant all of it. You know, Raya, when I first met you, I thought maybe I could finally have a friend that I could relate to. Someone who understood me and I did the same. But I was wrong. If you didn't feel the same way, why didn't you just say so. Yes, I would have been crushed. But whatever I may have felt would have been better than what I feel now.”
“Claire it's not what you think. I do like you, I really do. I just didn't want Lukas getting the wrong impression about us.”
“What other impression do you want him to have about us. That we're gay? Isn't that what we are? Or...are you just ashamed of what people would think about us? Is that what this is all about, Raya?”
Raya did
