Almost Straight by Serai Justice

Author:Serai, Justice [Serai, Justice]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Published: 2015-11-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The science museum was as lame as I remembered. Liv seemed to enjoy herself though, even at the displays meant for kids. I wondered if this trip was because the teachers were short on lesson plans this semester. Maybe it was as much a break for them as it was for us.

“Lesbo,” someone muttered behind us then coughed.

Liv rolled her eyes. “That’s the dumbest insult ever. Like, duh, I’m a lesbian. Why is it insulting to tell me what I already know?”

I trailed slightly behind her in the narrow corridor. “It’s probably the same person who put that note on my locker.”

She spun around, stopping me in place. “What?”

Shit.

“What note?”

I forgot I hadn’t told her. And her angry gaze reminded me why. “It’s not a big deal. There was a dumb note on my locker. It wasn’t even menacing.”

“What did it say?” she demanded. “Who put it there?”

I tried to step around her, but she wouldn’t let me. The rest of the class was filing into the planetarium and teachers would be corralling us soon.

“It just said something stupid about lesbians going to hell. I have no idea who put it there. It’s not like they signed it with their name and address.”

Her jaw clenched. “When?”

I felt like I was being interrogated. “Last week.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because of this.” I gestured at her. “I knew you’d get all pissed. There’s nothing you can do about it. You’ll say I should stop hanging out with you –”

“You should.”

“Which isn’t going to happen.”

She stared at me for a long moment, her eyes a mixture of anger and sorrow. I wished I could make it disappear, make the world better, so I’d only ever see happiness in those eyes. But I couldn’t. Just like she couldn’t take away my struggles either.

“Come on, girls,” a teacher said from the doorway.

I smiled. “Just forget about it. I already have.”

Her nostrils flared as she nodded, and I knew the issue wasn’t over. She was forcing it away for now, but it would just sit in her mind, festering until something triggered it then we’d have this argument again. I only hoped she’d never win.

We walked into the planetarium and sat in the back, furthest from the door. We sunk low in our seats so when the lights went down, we could hold hands and no one would see. I stared up at the speckles overhead. The show started, narrated by a woman’s pleasant voice.

“Do you know you can name a star after someone and have it registered?” Liv whispered.

“Really? That’s romantic.” I smiled. “I would name one for you.”

“What would you name it?”

“Hmm. Liv’s Star.”

She scoffed. “That’s so unoriginal.”

“Well, I’d have to think about it!” I tossed her a dirty look. “Do you have something better?”

Biting her lip, she thought for a moment. “Estrella Luminosa.” She turned her head and looked at me. “You’d be the brightest star of course.”

Her eyes shone, and even in the darkness, I felt myself fall into them. Words tumbled through my head, trying to make their way to my mouth.

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