Chapter Two

“I hate her, I just fucking hate Tina Kennard” Bette shouted, she could feel the tears burning the back of her eyes “I fucking hate that bitch”

The girls had just arrived at Bette’s house. The house was quiet since Bette’s father Melvin was still at work he was a successful defense criminal attorney and her mother Emily was probably passed out drunk in her bedroom.    

“Calm down, Bette” Shane said “I know it hurts, I understand how you feel but Tina and Helena are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to homophobia. When it comes to being gay, straight, a saint or a sinner people will always talk about you and hate you for who you are. One of the harshest lessons in life is to be different”

Bette listened to everything Shane was telling her, being different was tough. “I don’t want to be gay, Shane. I just want to be normal and happy and be able to slap the shit out of Tina Kennard” Bette smiled at her own comment about Tina.

“I feel the same about being able to slap the living daylights out of that good for nothing slut that goes by the name of Tina” Shane said smiling then getting serious “You’re not abnormal because you’re gay and being different is what makes us all special”

Bette smiled at that, Shane was right maybe it was time to stop fighting who she really was and just embrace her feelings. “I just wish that being gay was acceptable especially by my father” Bette felt the lump in her throat, the tears burning the back of her eyes.

Shane noticing the distress her friend was in approached Bette enveloping her in her arms. “I know Bette, I know it hurts but you have to make yourself happy and to achieve that happiness the first thing you have to do is look yourself in the mirror and say I am Bette Porter and I’m a lesbian”. With that said Shane held Bette away from her, wiping the tears away from her friend’s cheeks “I know that you’re gay and I still love you”

“Thank you, Shane what would I do without you” Bette grabbed Shane for another hug. “I love you”

“I love you, too” Shane replied squeezing Bette tightly. “Now let’s just forget about that bitch and her squad of sluts, okay”

“Yeah”

Bette thought of how Tina humiliated earlier in the afternoon “I’m going to make you regret it Tina Kennard”.

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Tina looked around the school cafeteria she needed one of these pathetic losers to help her, she was on a three month deadline. The conversation at her table wasn’t holding her attention anymore Tina was in dire need of a miracle.

“Did you guys hear that Bette… I mean the fag got a scholarship to Yale” Alice said attracting Tina’s attention.

“Really” Tina asked a little too eagerly but was missed by the others.

“Yes” Alice replied already dismissing the topic “Did you guys hear geeky Lara lost her virginity”

Tina tuned out from the conversation once again searching for Bette among the faces when she located her Tina thought “Gotcha”

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Bette was the only one left in the locker room she had basketball practice and she was late since that was the afternoon her mother chose to call her and complain about the liquor cabinet being empty.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh” Bette thought, when she was grabbed from behind “What the fu-“It was Tina.

“you’re gonna help me” Tina said

“Fuck no”

“Yes you will, fag”

Bette got curious “How”

“I need a tutor”

“Oh really” A light bulb went off in Bette’s head

“I’ll pay whatever the fuck you want, okay” Tina angrily said.

“I don’t want your money”

“Well what do you want” answered Tina getting impatient and a little suspicious.

Bette smiled, her chance for revenge was being handed to her on a silver platter.

“I want you”