Crimson Blue Snow

Part XI- "War Eternal"

Part XI- "War Eternal"

 The sun breaks through the window and illuminates the room where Amadea and Beata were still asleep. They woke up almost simultaneously, smiling at each other.

 Beata: "I find it odd that you got up later." Amadea: "I was overcome by fatigue. At least we're at the end of the tour. (sigh) It would be nice to wake up like this all the time." Beata: "Then we'd have to live together." Amadea: "I live alone in a rented apartment, you can always come with me." Beata: "I like the idea, plus Michelle will get some freedom. (stretches) Let's take a quick look at the internet and get to breakfast, we have a lot to do." Amadea: "I agree (looks at the notifications and suddenly the smile disappears from her face) Damn it. I don't think you're going to like this at all." Beata (looking at her phone): "What it is about? (opens notifications) What the hell?! Some reporter took a picture of us yesterday when we were standing by the river! The freaken hell with them!" Amadea: "I don't know why they found us to take photo of, we're not some stars or anything... We're just a small part of the whole festival." Beata: "They'd make an elephant out of a fly if they could make money out of it. (watches social media) Man, how many comments and messages on both my personal profile and that news... Some of the comments have really gone too far, I can't even read them." Amadea (looks at her profiles): "Same here. I'm going to try not to watch this until after the concert, I don't need any annoyance. Is there any use to deny this? I'll support whatever you decide." Beata: "We will not deny it. I love you and I'm not going to hide just because we're two girls. If it were a straight couple that would be the most normal thing, while this is like something important, for those who don't like it they don't have to pay attention. We weren't born to please the whole world." Amadea (kisses her): "I love you too, Bea. Let it be, this is none of their business."

 They got up, went in the shower and got ready to go. The rest of the band was waiting in the hallway, there was a lot of tension. Tyrone (to Beata and Amadea): "You two are in a relationship?! It can change the band's reputation!" Leonel: "It's not natural for two people of the same gender to be in a relationship." Tyrone: "How can we defend ourselves against comments now? There's going to be a lot of trouble for this!" Leonel: "What if someone attacks us?" Beata (rolling eyes): "You are such a cry-babies, that's terrible! Tyrone, don't worry about the band's reputation, nothing will happen to it. Leonel, whether it's natural or not- I don't know, but Amadea and I truly love each other. If anyone can have problems because of it, it's the two of us, it won't affect the three of you. Brody, do you have anything to add?" Brody: "Just tell me if someone disturbs you, they'll have to deal with me. I am glad for you girls. I hope that Brennen and I will have the courage like you to formalize our relationship one day." Leonel: "Wait, you found a girl?" Brody: "Brennen is a man." Tyrone: "What?! Now you're fooling around with us because of this situation, aren't you? It's impossible for you, a crush of all single girls in the audience, to have... a boyfriend. (exhale) I can't even put it together in a sentence, let alone imagine it." Brody: "I was hiding it precisely because of these reactions. You'll see it won't affect you - times have changed and the LGBT+ community isn't as discriminated as it used to be." Tyrone: "Okay, I don't have anything against you personally now, I was just taking care of the band, that's all." Leonel: "I grew up in a patriarchal environment, so don't mind me not being able to support it right away. I'm not going to attack you for that, but I can't really support it right now." Amadea (approaches and starts peacefully): "It's okay. And that's enough to start with. It's impossible in a short time to change everything you've been taught since you were a kid, we're not even asking you to. You don't have to support what's opposite of your beliefs and your learning, there just doesn't have to be a conflict. We are still the same person as before, nothing has changed; our relationship is one thing, the band and us as persons are another. Don't think we're less fond of you for this." Leonel (smiles): "You're right, this has nothing to do with the band and you, you're both my friends, and Brody's a great friend of mine from the beginning, this won't affect my opinion of you as a person. As you said in one status, Amadea - if we condemn people for their actions and flaws, how can we expect someone to accept ours?"  Tyrone: "Tonight we'll be great no matter what. Don't listen to anyone, now it's just the show that matters." Beata: "Absolutely. The five of us are concentrating on the gig today, there are people here who haven't heard of us and in any case we will try to stay in their good memory."