Brave

Not Your Secret (part 2)

It's fifteen minutes into rehearsal and Emily still isn't here, I hope she's okay.
I'm worried about her, Riley said she hadn't left her bed since last night, what if I broke her? Maybe I was just overreacting? Maybe I should have had more patience with her? I don't know, I'm starting to think I messed up breaking up with her, what if she never forgives me? I'm totally in the wrong, I shouldn't be forcing her to do this, what was I thinking? Whatever I'll just get through this day and I'll go visit her, I need to apologize.

I walk to Studio A, this is it, I know what's about to happen and I know it's for the best. I can't lose Michelle, and I need to get over this fear of coming out. It's time I finally do this, for Michelle. I walk inside Studio A, right towards Michelle. I push through the crowd of people and  I get some looks, but I keep walking, my eyes set only on what I want.

Emily is walking towards me, I can't tell if she looks mad or not? What if she yells at me in front of everyone or hits me or something, I deserve it, she keeps getting closer, not looking like she's going to stop walking, I don't know what's about to happen but I'm scared.

I finally get close to Michelle, I look her right in the eyes, then I look back at the crowd of people, everyone seems to be looking this way, wondering what's happening.
"I'm sorry." Michelle says.
She's sorry... I don't have to do this.
I look back at Michelle and I take a deep breath, if I don't do this now, I don't think I ever will. I lean in and I kiss her, she kisses back, I feel really good right now, I feel like I'm making her happy and that makes me happy.
Suddenly the realization sets in, I just came out, Michelle and I just came out to the rest of A-Troupe... but I don't care, I'm just so happy to have her back.

When Emily kisses me even though she didn't have to, I realize that I'm the luckiest girl ever, and Emily is the most amazing girl ever. I shouldn't have pushed her to do this, but she did it anyways, and I just love her so so much for it, she's the best girlfriend ever.
We break apart and Emily smiles at me, "I love you okay. I really really love you, I'm proud to be with you."
I can feel my eyes watering up, I hug her tightly, I swear I'm never letting her go like that ever again.
We break apart from the hug and eight eyes are set on us, three knew what was coming, but five didn't.

"Wait what just happened?" James asks, "You two are together too?"
I nod, Michelle's hand in mine.
A-Troupe bursts into applause and I don't think I've ever been happier.
Even if this means I'm only out to a grand total of ten people now, that's still ten more than it was a few months ago, plus I have the best girlfriend to share this moment with, even if this moment is small, it still means a lot to me.

We start rehearsal and things were pretty normal, I mean Emily and I probably looked sickeningly in love, so in love you just want to throw up at the sight of us, but I don't care and neither does she.
We continue going through our finals number...
I have a feeling things are gonna go well for our studio at Nationals. I mean there's no more drama or fighting, everybody is closer to each other than ever before, and nobody will ever be able to seperate our  team, we're gonna win Nationals, I just know it.

I feel like all the suffering I went through was worth it, everything just fell into place and I know I'm totally ready to take on Nationals.