It was a Monday morning. The first day of school. Bette was nervous as hell. She was 15 going on 16 and an average girl. Not to beautiful, not to ugly. She could be called a nerd. She could be called determent. It was how you looked at it. She hoped the school environment she would come in would be tolerant. She was gay and hoped that she could be open about it but she would wait until it was sure she could do it safely. She had a thick skin, she could take some comments but she didn’t want people to bully her. Then she’d rather stay in the closet for a couple more years before coming out.

Monday 9AM in the school hall.

Bette stood at her locker, taking some books when she saw a beautiful girl walking towards her in the corner of her eye. She turned her head and appreciated the beauty that was that young girl. She had blond hair and light brown eyes. Her smile seemed to light up the hall and leave a trail of glitter behind. Off course, that was just in Bette’s imagination. The girl looked fairly normal but in the eyes of Bette, she was a goddess. The only thought on her mind was ‘Wow.’

Bette couldn’t believe her eyes when the breathtaking girl’s locker was next to hers. Her mind went black and her palms sweaty. Tina opened her locker and took out some books while saying something, which made Bette snap out of her stare. “Hey, I’m Tina. Seems like our lockers are next to each other.”

When Tina flashed a Kennard-smile, Bette only had the strength to return it with a small one.

“Hi, Tina. My name is Bette.” She said, barely above whisper. What is wrong with me? Bette thought to herself

“Cute name. Are you new here? Do you need someone to show you around? I would gladly help.” Tina hoped the gorgeous brown-haired girl would say yes. She got the vibe that she would like this rather shy girl.

She knew she could maybe let Bette meet some people. Tina had this group of friends that were called The Gang by the whole school. Most people just saw them as a bunch of lesbians, which wasn’t that untrue. Only, Alice Pieszecki, the gossip bomb, was bisexual and they weren’t just a bunch of gay girls, they were the closest friends you can ever have. The Casanova of the group was Shane McCutcheon. She appeared to be though but was really one of the sweetest persons you could ever imagine. Then there was Dana the rather clumsy, sporty girl. She had an amazing sense of humor, a little bit cynical. Helena was another addition to The Gang. She was a rich, British girl who couldn’t care less what people thought of her, she had it made; why would she care what people thought of her? It was great to be around someone like that.