𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 | 𝖣𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝗌𝗆𝗉 𝗑 𝖿𝖾𝗆!𝗈𝖼

The Mall

Avery's pov:

As we arrived at our destination, my nerves started getting the best of me. Beads of sweat formed on my forehead, slowly making there way down my face.

I was truly rethinking my decision on coming out.

My mom quickly got out of the car, signalling me to do the same. We walked towards the entrance of the mall. I kept a bit of distance between us as we walked. We kept walking for awhile until we came across a clothing shop.

It looked like a really fancy shop with a thrift shop vibe.

When I looked from outside, there was a variety of racks I could see. And from my view it looked like a rainbow. An infinite amount of different clothing, ranging from shoes to t-shirts to to hats. Men's, woman's and children's items everywhere. It truly was paradise for someone who wanted to save money but look good at the same time. 

I followed my mother into the shop, greeted a worker that was standing near the front of the shop with a small but warm smile and followed my mother even more to the t-shirt section.

As we got there, my mother started shuffling through the racks, looking for suitable shirts for me. Once finding the right size of the said product she chucked it into the basket which I grabbed when we entered the store.

This was the time. The time that I finally came out to my mom. . Even tho I was sweating tremendously and my brain and heart felt like it would explode, I had to do it. This was possibly the most perfect time I could imagine.

A few drops of sweat trickled down my face as I thought in my mind what I would say.

And right before me stood my mother who was mindlessly looking through the racks of t-shirts, trying to find the most 'suitable' one for me. I wouldn't even dare to ask her if she can buy a shirt that I liked. Everything I chose was apparently 'disgusting' and ' not appropriate'.

As I finally figured out and practiced the words I wanted to say in my head, my mother was already done with the t-shirts. She moved over to the shorts section and I followed closely.

After a few more moments of silence, I had finally decided to speak up.

"Uh mom"

"What the fuck do you want?" she spoke in a snarling tone, her words laced with venom.

I panicked

I couldn't

I couldn't

I couldn't

SHIT

SHIT

SHIT

I quickly came up with a lie.

"Uh... I like this pair of shorts. Can we get it?", I spoke quickly, stuttering over my words as I snatched a pair of shorts that was fully black and had two white stripes on each side.

My mother pulled the shorts away from my grasp, examining it before agreeing.

Phew....that was close. Really close

Luckily the shorts that I took didn't look too bad, considering it was a random one that I took from where my hand could reach.

One half of me was scolding myself for how much of a coward I had been.

The other half was thankful that I did that cause it could've ended up much worse that what my mind has created.

The rest of the journey for buying clothes were dead silent. I didn't speak a word.

Anything that my mother asked I would nod or shake my head, or just hum out my agreement or disagreement.

Never a single word.

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