Winning Her Back (girlxgirl)

Chapter 1

Alicia's point of view

I have been friends with Tess since we were in kindergarten. We have been in the same classes together since we were in first grade. And our friendship has been unbreakable, or at least that is what I had thought. It was junior year at high school and me and Tess were in the same class like always and our teacher, was teaching us another boring lesson on physics and I sat right next to Tess in class so we started passing notes in class so that we could talk. Luckily our teacher did not see us doing it because if he did then we would have to read the notes out loud to the whole class. But we were just talking and Tess asked me what was wrong because I was acting a little sad. So I wrote back saying that I was fine. But she knew me to well, so she knew that something was wrong. So after the bell rang she dragged me out of class and to a empty class room, some classrooms are permanently empty because we don't need those rooms anymore.

"Hey Alicia what's up with you. You are acting very strange." Tess was a little worried about me. I could see it on her face.

I responded with a casual look on my face. "Nothing's wrong. I am just really tired."

"Alicia don't play dumb with me. I know that something is wrong and we are not leaving this classroom until I find out what is bothering you." She said with a stern look.

My god she is so stubborn sometimes. And that is one of the things that I love about her. I started thinking. What if I told her that I was gay and that I loved her? What would she do? I can't lose my best friend. So I decided to tell a lie. "Fine Tess I give. Something has been bothering me. I am just having a really hard time with all of the assignments that we have been getting in class." And it seemed like she bought it.

"Well if that's it then, why did you lie in the first place? You know that I could help you right?"

Yes I was off the hook for a little while longer. "I was just to embarrassed to ask for help. I don't want to get laughed at."

"You don't have to be embarrassed with that. Everyone needs help at some point. I will come over to your house after school and help you with it ok."

Oh great. Now she is going to come over to my house to help me with something that I don't even need help with. Looks like I will just have to fake it. "Ok. Do you want me to bring you home in my car?"

"Sure. But we better get to our next class. Our teacher will be really mad at us for being late to class."

"Ok. Yeah let's go. I don't want to get detention for being late." And just like that we went off to class. But I was pretty scared for after school. I didn't need any help with anything. And that lie just might end up making me tell her everything. And we normally don't keep secrets from each other but this is a different story.

I am honestly afraid of what Tess will think of me when she finds out that I am gay, let alone love her. But I will need to tell her soon because if I don't then I will end up letting it out at the wrong time and I don't want that to happen. So for the rest of the day I was thinking of the right time to tell her and what to do about after school.

When the bell rang for the end of the school day to end, me and Tess walked out of school and headed towards my car. We both got in and headed for my house which was about fifteen minutes from school.The whole way there we had the music on and no one talked the entire ride to my house. When we got there, both me and Tess got out of the car and went inside. Our families were close friends, so Tess was basically like as sister to me.

"Hey Tess, are you thirsty or hungry at all?" I called from the kitchen. My parents weren't home yet because they normally don't get home till about five o'clock.

Tess replied with a tired voice. "No I don't want anything."

"Ok. Why don't we go up to my room and get settled."

"Ok."

"I will meet you up there in a few minutes ok." I had to gather all of my thoughts first.

"Ok. I will just be in your room."

After I got my thoughts together I went upstairs to my room to find Tess on my bed looking at the ceiling, looking exhausted. "Hey Tess is everything ok?" I asked a little concerned. She was acting a little weird.

"Yah, sure. I am fine." She said that with a little sadness in her voice.

"Tess seriously, what's wrong? I know that you are lying to me." I said. And what came out of her mouth scared me.

"Alicia why are you lying to me? We are best friends, we are supposed to tell each other everything. So why are you keeping a secret from me?" She said that with a little madness in her voice. And I didn't want to look at her face because it looked disappointed.

"Fine I will tell you, but you have to promise that after what I say that you will not judge me or not be friends with me. Ok?" I was scared. I had a bad feeling that she might not take me seriously or not want to be friends with me anymore.

"What is so bad that you think that I will not want to be friends with you anymore?" She seemed a little confused.

"Just promise me that nothing will change between us ok. I just need to know that."

"Ok. I promise that whatever you say will not change our friendship. So what's been bugging you? You are seriously scaring me."

I took a deep breath, afraid to say it. But I had to say it now, and I knew that I couldn't lie, so I just told the truth. I was fine lying to my best friend. "Tess I am gay and I think I might be in love with you." I closed my eyes, afraid of her response.

She came over and hugged me. "That's what you have been scared to tell me. I am ok with that but you have to promise me that you won't just come up to me and kiss me ok."

"Ok." I smiled and hugged her back. I was so glad that she did not hate me for being gay and loving her. Everything is turning out good. Both my mood and Tess's mood lightened after that. And I told her that I don't need help with anything for school so we just talked.

"How long have you known that you were gay?" She asked me curiously.

"I have known since I was in eighth grade. Please don't be made at me for not telling you. I was just really scared that it would ruin our friendship. I didn't want to lose you."

"I am not mad at you for not telling me. I understand why you didn't tell me. I get it that you didn't want our friendship to break because I don't either." So we both just stayed there and hugged each other for what seemed like one hour but was really only twenty minutes.

"Hey Alicia I am sorry but I should probably go. I have to go do my homework and go and see my parents before they freak out and come over here and drag me back to my house. Sorry, I know that you wanted to talk but I really have to go. I will see you at school tomorrow ok."

"Ok. Bye Tess. See you tomorrow."

"Bye. And remember that I am here for you." And we have each other one last hug and then she left.

After she left I thought about everything that just happened and it all went great. I could not be more happier. But after that I was to tired so I went to the bathroom, put on my pajamas, brushed my teeth, and went downstairs to say goodnight to my parents. After that I went back to my room and went to bed.

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