(Elevens POV)
I walked to Nancy's bedroom still in my pajamas. I wanted to talk to her about something. I'm sure she can actually explain things to me. Well at least better than Mike can.
"El? What is it?", She said when she saw me.
I didn't say anything, I just came and sat down next to her on her bed.
"Eleven. What did Mike do? Did he..."
"No. No, it's fine. I just wanted to know something."
"Sure. What's up?"
"Well, Mike. I was wondering why he...why he felt so embarrassed changing in front of me."
"Oh El. I think I should probably tell you more about this kind of stuff. Sorry. Do you have time?"
"Ye-Yeah. Yeah."
"Okay. Well, the reason he felt so 'embarrassed' was because, there's a difference between boys and girls."
"How?"
"Well, you'll learn that when you get older. But for now, I'm telling you what you need to know."
I gave a small nod.
"He isn't supposed to change in front of you, okay? If he does that again, tell me. He's not supposed to do that in front of you. Got it?"
"Mmhm. But why?"
"Because...well, you guys are young. You guys shouldn't be doing that when your 12. Sometimes, the most innocent things can lead to more adult or grown up things. Do you understand?"
"Uh yeah...", I thought about when Mike tickled me.
"So, is that all? Is there anything else?"
"No. Thanks Nancy."
"Yeah no problem! Now go talk to Mike, I'm sure he's wondering where you are."
As soon as I left her room, I still didn't really think that made sense. Well, I understand it, but me and Mike are close. We shouldn't have to hide anything from each other. I don't wanna hide stuff from Mike. Why does he wanna hide stuff from me? I don't get it.
Maybe Nancy's lessons are helping, I just...I don't quite wanna go along with them. Me and Mike are close. I don't ever want that to break again.
