Theres a part of me that’s happy to.  I don’t know why I’m happy.  But the feeling lying in my stomach is joyful.  I want to smile.  In my eyes she was brave to just come out and say it.  There were no mind games, guessing games, or beating around the bush kind of things.  

It also let me know that I’m not alone.  I’m just a walking cliche.  The straight girl questioning things, noticing things, and most of all denying things.  Theres just some sort of comfort knowing I’m not the only one to think these things.  Ashley must have gone through this and she came out on the other end confident.  

I have so many questions.  Questions I’m not even ready to ask myself.

I don’t know how long I zones for but here I’m on the floor staring at the carpet.  

My dad is in the room and so is Kyla.  Their discussing something that looks rather important.  My dad has a hand on each sister as they gravely looked at him.  Ashley ran a hand through her curly locks and cast her eyes to the floor.  She looked pained and I was instantly at her side.  

“The meeting will be tomorrow morning at the police station.  I’ll be right outside for privacy reasons.  But if you need anything at all I’ll be there in there in a millisecond.”  My dad said now rubbing both girls on the back.  Ashley nodded and turned towards me.  I opened my arms for her and she melted into my body like a missing puzzle piece.  

Me holding her told Ash two things.  One I’m here for her.  And two, the fact that she’s gay means nothing to me.  She could tell me she’s in love with an elephant and I wouldn’t care.  

Maybe I’d care physiologically.  Like with her mental health and all, but I wouldn’t leave her alone.  Best friends forever.  Most people don’t catch the forever part to that.  

Glen and my dad were comforting Kyla while I had my arms protectively shielding Ashley from anything bad.  

“I won’t let anything bad happen to either of you.  After what Christine did she doesn’t deserve anything.”  My dad was really taking charge and acting fatherly towards Kyla and Ashley.  I was happy about that.  They are both like family towards us and though I’d never say this to them Raife wasn’t the greatest dad in my eyes.