Rusty's Secret

1. Butterflies

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

Bingo waved goodbye to Bluey as she walked over to her bus. As she walked up the bus steps, she noticed Lila sitting in the front seat. As Lila looked her way, she felt something deep inside her. It felt like a colony of butterflies were trying to escape her stomach. She stood there, staring at Lila. "Hi Bingo!" Lila greeted. Bingo jumped as a smile grew on her face. She sat down next to Lila. "Did you have fun on halloween?" Lila asked playfully. "Yeah, of course!" Bingo cheered as the bus began to move.

The tingly feeling got stronger as Bingo sat next to her. She stared down at her feet. "You okay, Bingo?" Lila asked as her tone became serious. "Oh! Uh...Yeah, I'm okay..." Bingo said with a grin.

Lila walks with Bingo to class. "What class do you have?" Lila asked as they made their way down the hall. Bingo didn't answer. She stared down at the floor. "Hello?" Lila asked. "Hello? Earth to Bingo!" Lila waved her hand in front of Bingo's face. Bingo jumped back into reality. She looked around for a second, like she's never seen the hallway before. "Oh! Uh...S-Sorry...What did you say?" Bingo asked silently. "I asked what class you had. Are you okay, Bingo?" Lila asked with a worried expression. "Uh, yeah, I'm okay..." Bingo said nervously. The fluttery feeling remained as they got closer to their classes.

"Bye Bingo!" Lila cheered as she wrapped Bingo into a hug. Bingo's face turned red as Lila grabbed onto her. Bingo slowly hugged back as Lila let go and walked into her math classroom.

Bingo walked into her science classroom and saw Dusty in her seat waiting for her. Dusty excitedly waved at her as she walked into the classroom. Bingo didn't wave back, She just slowly walked over to her seat. Dusty looked over at her as the teacher began their lesson. Dusty quietly tapped on Bingo's shoulder. Bingo kept her eyes on the teacher. "Bingo" Dusty whispered to get her attention. "Leave me alone!" Bingo shouted silently. Dusty quickly removed her hand from Bingo's shoulder. "S-Sorry..." Dusty apologized as she adjusted her position in her chair.

Bingo walked with Dusty to recess. Lila walked out of their class and met up with them in the hallway. "Hi Bingo!" Lila said joyfully. Bingo backed away from her a little bit. Lila's smile faded as they kept walking. "Bingo, can you tell me what's wrong!" Lila asked frantically. "Can you just leave me alone! Please..." Bingo shouted angirly. Dusty and Lila stepped away from her as they made it outside.

Bingo sat on the bench alone. She watched Lila and Dusty talk on top of the slides. "What's wrong with Bingo?" Dusty asked Lila as she kicked her feet against the red plastic of the slide. "I-I don't know...I hope I didn't upset her or anything...." Lila said shyly. "Well, what would you do to upset her?" Dusty questioned. "I-I don't know..." Lila sighed.

Bingo watched the clouds drift by as she sat alone. She heard someone walk up to her. She looked down. Her bully Banjo stood right in front of her. "What do you want, Banjo" Bingo said sternly as she crossed her arms. "Why aren't you talking with Lila?" Banjo said with a smirk. "Or should I say, your girlfriend" He teased. "What! She's not my girlfriend!" Bingo yelled. "I know you like her" He bent down and got to face level with her. "Shut up! No, I don't!" Bingo barked. "Whatever you say" Banjo shrugged as he began to walk away. "Don't come crying to me when you don't know how to confess your feelings to your future girlfriend, you dyke!" Banjo cackled as he walked away. Bingo flashed the middle finger, Banjo was too far away to see it.

The tingly feeling became stronger again. She noticed Lila walking closer to her. "Oh, uh, Lila!" Bingo panicked as her face turned a bright red. "H-Hey, Bingo. Can I sit here?" Lila asked anxiously. "Uh, y-yeah sure..." Bingo responded as she schooched over.

Lila sat down. "Bingo, are you alright? You've been acting weird all day" Lila asked with a concerned expression. There was a small space between the two of them. "I-I uh....I'm sorry, Lila. I acted like a jerk back there....I-I don't know why....I didn't mean it....will you forgive me?" Bingo confessed. "Of course, Bingo" Lila said, a smile grew on her face. Lila moved closer, getting rid of the gap, and gave Bingo a tight hug as the whistle blew, ending recess.

Bingo walked with Lila to their last class of the day. They both walked into Mrs. Wolfhound's english class. Bingo stared at the butterfly net as they walked in. They've been raising butterflies since the beginning of the school year. She stared at the dangling cacoons inside, hoping they'd hatch soon. She had named her caterpillar Fuzzy, she couldn't wait to see him turn into a beautiful blue butterfly.

"Alright, everyone, settle down, get to your seats" Mrs. Wolfhound announced with a smile. Everyone sat in their seats. Bingo sat next to Lila, keeping her eyes on the butterfly net.

Mid-lesson, she noticed one of the cacoons started to wiggle. "They're hatching! They're hatching!" Bingo yelled as she jumped out of her seat. Everyone left their desks and surrounded the butterfly net. Bingo watched a cacoon start to crack open, a little butterfly head popped out, it slowly spread its blue colored wings and tried to fly around.

"Aw, he's so cute" Lila giggled as she grabbed Bingo's hand. The tingly feeling came back, but this time, she didn't mind.