PREVIOUSLY

Bette sat on her bed. Crying like never before. She could still hear her parent’s voices in her head. ‘We want you out of this house at 12PM’. ‘You aren’t our daughter anymore.’ ‘I am so ashamed of you; I can barely look in your eyes’. She had come out as a lesbian to her parents and it had ended in a disaster. Her sister Kit was the only one that was supportive and loving towards her. Kit had met Tina Kennard, the woman that she was in love with and they liked each other. Bette was 18 while Tina was 20. Bette had fallen in love with Tina when she first laid eyes on her. When Bette walked out of school, Tina had been standing in front of the porch, leaning on her black Harley Davidson XR1200X. Her helmet hanging on the steering, chewing gum while talking to a slim brown-haired woman. Bette had practically been staring at her for five minutes when their eyes met and Tina had smiled at her, Bette had shyly smiled back and then walked home, feeling totally confused. Since then, every day for three weeks they had smiled at each other before Tina had walked over to her, Shane guarding her motorcycle. They had said hi and Tina had made her blush by saying she had seen her smiling at her. They had given each other their cell phone numbers. After another three weeks, Tina had asked Bette out. By that time, Bette was already head over heels with Tina. She couldn’t get the woman out of her head. Bette had refused to ride with Tina on ‘her giant monster’ as Bette called it. Tina had been totally okay with that. After three dates, they had kissed; They hadn’t made love yet because Bette always blocked when Tina went to fast but her girlfriends understood and was patient. They were 5 months together and Bette finally had the nerve to tell her parents she was gay. Now, she had to find a place to stay. Crying, she packed her suitcases. She ran down the stairs and swore that she would never look back. She was going to go to Tina’s apartment and see if she could sleep there.