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Okay, let's try this again. I knocked three times and waited for her to let me in. "Just come in."
I opened the door with an awkward chuckle. "Hehe. Hey~ Uh, sorry for just barging in like that-" She pulled me in and shut the door. "Woah!"
"Please don't tell mom." She pleaded.
"What?"
"What you saw was uh, it was nothing, okay? Curiosity got the best of me. That's all." Okay, I see what's going on here.
"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone until you're ready to talk about it."
"I don't know what you're talking about." She took her laptop off the bed and put it on her desk. Seeing her so jittery put a soft smile on my face.
I held her still. "Riley, talk to me. I'm your big brother, I've know you since you were a baby." I sat her down on the bed and sat next to her.
"I-I really don't know what's going on, okay. I've been feeling weird for the last few months. I keep on looking at girls differently and I just can't stand guys. I just-"
"It's okay. It's completely okay. There's nothing wrong with you. You're just discovering who you are. It's part of life."
"But shouldn't I be yearning for guys or whatever?"
"No one says you should. It is your life after all. No one should tell you how to live your life." She nodded. She softly smiled.
"Thank you." She hugged me. It's been too long since I've hugged my little sister. I squeezed her tightly in my arms.
"That's what brother are for. I'm just glad I won't have to worry about your previously future boyfriends." She hit my back. "Now will you finally tell me who is it?"
"Who's what?" She let me go.
"The girl that's making you change yourself so much." Her cheeks immediately turned a bright pink.
She smiled a little. "She's in the grade above me."
"Oh? An older woman, okay. Is she also goth?" She nodded. "You're not goth because of her, are you?"
"No. I just like dark things. I wouldn't say I'm goth, I just like the way goth people look."
"Oh, alright. But aren't you a bit too young to be watching porn?"
"I wasn't watching porn. It's just a video that's circulating in school. And I'm not too young to watch that stuff. I'm fifteen."
"What, really? I thought you were thirteen."
"You wouldn't think like that if you had come home last year." I chuckled awkwardly. "By the way, why are you cool with all of this? You don't seem fazed at all." I chuckled awkwardly again.
"I guess you were gonna find out eventually so I might as well just say it now. But you gotta promise to also keep my secret."
"Okay. I promise. Now spill the tea"
