Nace {WATTY'S 2017}

Two. Nemmi

Sometimes people question things that make us question ourselves.

Senior High.

I walked through the hallway of my house and went past my two roomates' rooms. I walked through the door of my room, saw my bed, and collapsed on it. I looked at the clothes piled on my dresser and shrugged. I planted my face in my pillow when I heard my door click. Someone was in here. I used every remaining ounce of energy I had in my body to flip over and look at the door. She smiled and jumped on my bed causing it to bounce. Jackie.

"Wait, so explain all this. I don't really understand." She said taking a bite of her sandwich. I sat up.

"Okay. But you have to promise to trust me and not tell anyone. " I said sticking out my pinky finger.

"I trust you and won't tell anyone. I promise. Who would i tell?" She pinky swore.

"Its a pretty big secret." I mumbled.

"Go on. "

"Ace and Noah are...different. "I said. I couldn't find a way to put it. I felt bad for not being able to tell her what was on my mind.

"What's different about them? And why did you leave them alone together? He's your boyfriend shouldn't you be spending ti-" She said shifting uncomfortably.

"Well you usually leave couples alone." I said under my breath.

"What?" She said trying to hear me.

I tried to squeeze the words out of my mouth. They couldn't form. I couldn't say it. It was something that even I had trouble accepting.

"Noah and Ace are...gay." I finally said.

"Wh-Wh--" Jackie choked on a peice of crust she was biting.

"I know. I know. " I said looking down.

"You know that 'movie' i watched about the girlfriend who found out her boyfriend was gay and stayed his friend and all that." I said recalling the lie I told her about a week ago when I found out.

" Yeah. "

"It was sorta, kinda about me." I said smiling childishly.

"Why didn't you just tell me?" She said holding her head.

"Its not really my secret to tell." That was my best excuse.

"Nemmi seriously!"

"So why exactly did you ask me to invite Ace here today?" She asked.

"Well basically since im 'dating' Noah. I needed to get Ace here somehow and what better then my best friend inviting him." I put empasis on the quotation marks on dating.

"So am i supposed to 'date' Ace too?"

"Well it will up your popularity plus you've always liked him anyway. You have to kiss him and hold him all the time in school..."

"So no one will get suspicious. " She finished the sentence.

"I'm starting to understand this whole thing." She said hopefully understanding the whole concept.

"Good." I smiled.

"Except I have another question. " She said slightly raising her hand.

"What?"

"Why are you helping him? What the hell is wrong with you? Are you  okay? When did you find out? How long have you known."

And as the tears rolled down my cheek I couldn't help but expose my wounds.