" Dad."
" Yes Mikah, what is it?"
" I have something very important to tell you and I need you to be open-minded about it."
" Alright," he said, not bothering to look up from what he was doing.
Here goes. The last few seconds before I change everything.
" Dad, I'm gay."
He stopped what he was doing, but didn't look up. It was quiet for a few seconds until I couldn't take it anymore.
" Dad, say something. Talk to me."
" We should get you to the D-
" No. Not until you talk to me."
" Oh, Mikah," I started to cry.
" And I'm sorry if you don't want me," I say, sobbing.
" Mikah! I will always want you. Whether I agree with your life choices or not. You are my daughter."
" Do you still love me?"
" Always."
No one said anything after that. We didn't have to. We just hugged and cried for a long time. When we were both gathering ourselves, I heard someone come down the stairs.
" Mikie?" I heard my brother say. He's so young, I can't imagine he'd understand.
" Paul. Buddy, there's something you don't know about me. Something very important."
" Are you sad?"
" No. Paul, I love girls, the way that I'm supposed to feel about boys. It's not something I can control and it is most certainly, nothing to be ashamed of. Do you understand? I know it may seem weird to you, or different."
" Of course you're weird, Mikah, you're my sister. But you're no different."
The End :)
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In My Heart
General FictionMikah is a 14 year old girl from Michigan. She lives in a small town in Detroit with her father, brother and best friend. Mikah has always had a normal life, the same routine every day since the day her mother died. And it would stay that way for th...
