Boop!

4.

I hobble around, trying to find my damn parents. I finally ask a lady at the desk about them.

"My dad, he has short brown hair and he's wearing a black shirt and brown jeans. My mom is pretty short and she has 50's red glasses on with gems. She's wearing a pencil skirt and has long, blonde hair. Oh, and my dad, he's like 6 ft. 10."

"Based on that description, they just left." The women says. I frown and waddle back to my room.

"Ugh! Why didn't they just tell..."

"Ryann! I come bearing homework and a burger!" Jonah says as he slips into my room. I laugh and snatch the burger out of his hands.

"Homework too?" He demands, not really asks.

"No thanks, I'm good." I say with a mouth full of food. He laughs and shoves the homework in my face. I push it away as I chew my food.

"Hey! This is precious food here!" I say.

"And this is precious homework." He protests.

"But food" I say, "is much more precious than stupid homework."

"Is food more precious than me?" He asks. I choke on my burger and cough.

"No, but you're much more precious than homework!" I say, hoping he won't realize that I'm being sarcastic.

"And why is food more precious than me?" He asks, obviously concerned that I was breaking up with him.

"Because you can't survive without food!" I say.

"And you can survive without me?" He cries, offended.

"People that don't know you can." I say. "But, I might not be able to."

"Might?"

"Jonah, I have to tell you something."

"What babe?"

"I'm a les."

"What's that?"

"Gay."

"How long have you known?!" He screams.

"I fainted cause of it." I cry.

"Damn, how stupid am I? That's why you hugged me. That's why I'm not as precious as homework."

"Jonah! You're not stupid! You're the first person I've told..." I say as I hang my head down. I hear no response. I look up, and Jonah is storming out of the room. I burst into tears. Nurse Cora speeds into my room.

"What hurts?" She asks speedily.

"My heart!" I cry.

"Heart attack in room 217!" She cries helplessly.

"No! My boyfriend just broke up with me!!" I bawl.

"False alarm!" She yells.

"You can go, if you want." I look up at her with pleading eyes. All I can think is, stay! Please! Don't leave like him! And she understands. She stays. She calms me down and says I will find another boy.

"No. I'm gonna find a girl. I found out I was lesbian yesterday, that's why I fainted!" I scream.

"Okay then. You're going to find a girl. You are going to find a wonderful girl that fills your heart with joy. And that girl, she'd be lucky to have you." Cora says calmly. She accepts me. Like I know my parents never will. And Jonah won't either.