"Duke you're the best, you know that?"
I look over to my best friend on the bus
He looks to me. "It took you 15 years to find out huh?"
I smile at him, looking out the window. Me and Duke have been best friends since we were two, we were inseparable, and him being my neighbor didn't help. We had sleepovers, parties, movie night, pretty much all of it. My mother questioned why we weren't a couple yet, and maybe we would be, but theres one teeny problem.
I'm a lesbian.
When we reached 13, me and duke made a deal. Around my mother, Wed pretend to be a couple. Anywhere else, we were strictly best friends.
We rode the bus home together today, and we were supposed to have a "date" at Dukes place. Since Duke's parents are way more accepting than my mother, they know I'm a lesbian and they keep our secret.
Duke tugs on the cord to let the bus driver know that this was our stop. We give him a tip, walk off, and head to dukes old treehouse. Climbing up the ladder, we go into the treehouse.
"Are we ever gonna grow up and stop playing in this treehouse?" I say to him.
He shook his head. "Never. When we're old we will still reunite at this treehouse every year."
I smile. I loved duke. He was my favorite person ever and he always knew how to make me laugh.
We start doing homework and listening to music. When "Girls/girls/boys" came on my Panic! At the disco I just about screamed And laughed at my dumbness.
When we finished hanging out I went back to my house.
"Mom! I'm home!" I said, dropping my backpack down and turning to the living room.
There, sitting on my couch, with my mother, was Mr. Howard. My Art teacher and just about the best teacher ive ever had.
Hr looked dressed up. He has roses. Oh my fucking god- was he asking my mother out?!
"Uh- Mr Howard?? W-what are you doing here?" I dont move, keeping my distance from this chaos.
"Oh um-..Julia! Hi. Well um..I'm.."
"You're asking my mom out?"
He nods awkwardly. "When I met her at the parent teacher conference I couldn't stop thinking about her and-"
I scream. Not a scared scream, a fan girl scream. My mother talked about Howard all the time. He always asked me about her. Me and duke shipped them for two years till now.
"Julia! What are you screaming for!" My mother bounds down the stairs and sees my teacher.
I smile and walk up to my bedroom, letting this happen.
I punch in Dukes new number on my phone and text it
Me: OH MY GOD MR FUCKING HOWARD IS HERE TO ASK OUT MY MOTHER OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING
a few minutes later, I get a response.
5623824114: ?? Excuse me?
Me: is this duke?
5623824114: uh no, wrong number. But this sounds incredibly interesting.
Me: well yeah...but should I tell this whole story to a stranger?
5623824114: my name is Rose. See? Now we're not strangers.
I laugh aloud and change her contact name
Rose: so spill the story child
Me: okay well.. (the whole story because I'm not typing that shit out are you crazy)
Rose: Mr. Howard's gonna get some
Me: ew that's my mother
Rose: wait
Rose: Mr Howard, the art teacher at Mesa High?
Me:...how did you know?
Rose: we go to the same school, dummy. I didn't realize.
Me: oh. Hah.
Me and rose text for a while, and later I hear my mother go to bed.
Me: I'm going to sleep, goodnight stranger
Rose: Goodnight
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{my best mistake} (ONE)
RomanceJulia Has known her sexuality her whole life. she's always liked girls, no question. she's never dated though, because of her mother's disapproval for anything but straights. her best friend Duke have a "relationship" to hide the fact that she's a l...
