"Adopted By" Oneshots!

How The Tables Have Turned!

Book: Adopted By Falsettos
Josie's Age: 16

I was going about my day at school, and it was a pretty good day so far. I got an 100% on my English test and I'm pretty proud of that, plus the school pizza was decent for once!

"Hey! Josie!" someone said, jogging up to me. It was a kid with short, curly light brown hair, and they looked pretty familiar. It's just that I couldn't quite put the name to the face just yet.

"Hi?" I said, not knowing what else to say in this situation. The kid smiled at me and said, "You don't remember me? I know we don't have any classes together this year, but...what?"

What the hell?

"Huh?" I said. "I'm sorry, I don't think I know you..."

The kid shifted awkwardly on their feet. "Listen, I think you completely forgot who I am...but I just wanted to apologize."

Then it hit me once I took a closer look in the kid's eyes.

That was Amethyst Eaton. My ex.

"Amethyst?" I said. "I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you...you look so...different than the last time I saw you."

"It's Alex. I know this may sound super hypocritical of me to say, given the fact that...um...I was awfully transphobic to you, but I'm a trans genderqueer. He/they."

That was a plot twist.

"I- congratulations?"

Alex laughed. "I know. What a way to start conversation with your ex girlfriend. But seriously, Josie, I was a horrible person to you way back when, and um...I just wanted to say I'm sorry. That's all, go on with your day."

"Wait, Alex!" I said. Alex turned around and faced me. I sighed and said, "I support you, but I'm sorry. I can't forgive you."

"That's...that's kinda what I expected." Alex said, turning around and waving at me. I sighed a little, feeling kinda bad. I should've given Alex a second chance, it's been seven years since he cheated on me.

Maybe Mama would know what to do?

_______

"Hey Mama." I said, getting in the front seat of Stephanie's car.

"Hey, baby! How was your day?" Stephanie asked. I shrugged and said, "Decent. I got an 100% on that English exam I've been talking about all week. But I need to ask you a question about something."

"Go right ahead, baby."

"Do you remember my ex? Amethyst?" I said.

"The one who cheated on you, ripped out your heart, and stomped on it? Yeah, I remember."

"Yeah...that one. It turns out that Amethyst goes by Alex now and is...genderqueer."

Stephanie choked on her coffee a little. "I- wasn't Alex the one who told you that-"

"Genderqueer wasn't a real gender? Yeah, how the tables have turned, turns out he's genderqueer too." I said.

"What did you say to them?" Mama asked.

"I told him 'I support you but I cannot forgive you.' And now I feel bad. I honestly think he was expecting me to give them a second chance."

"He does know you have a girlfriend, right?"

"Yeah, and they dated Harper at one point." I said.

We drove in silence for a few minutes until I said, "This was a weird day."