Who Are You

Chapter 7: Movie Dare

Izzy: What happened in there?

Karli closes her locker

Karli: What do you mean

Izzy: They looked like someone farted

Karli: I--

Josh pokes Karli on the shoulder

Josh: Can we talk

Izzy: Hi

Josh: Shut up

Karli: Sure

They go somewhere secluded

Josh: Ben told me something

Karli: What

Josh: He likes me

Karli: Cool

Josh: You knew!

Karli: Yeah...we're both gay

Josh: Oh well...I didn't know

Karli: We were gonna tell everyone at the end of the year but our feelings were caught up with us

Josh: Well....I don't know how to say this but....I have the same feelings but I can't come out

Karli: Why?

Josh: I have friends Karli

Karli: Yeah we all do. So what

Josh: They snitch....ok! They snitch and they know the teachers ad staff. PLUS my parents! I can't risk it

Karli: You can hide it

Josh: I'm not good at hiding things you know that

Karli: Look....we dated ok. That was in 6th grade. We hid it because we was only like 12. We were barely in middle school. Ok I hid it....you tried....we are 17. Grow up

Josh: ......ok...ok. Is he here?

Karli: He comes back tomorrow

Josh: Ok

Karli: Wait! Can I ask you something?

Josh: Sure

Karli: You know Kaitlyn?

Josh: Yeah why?

Karli: Where is she?

Josh looks over her shoulder

Josh: I spy a person

Karli turns around to see Kaitlyn

Karli: Why didn't you text me

Kaitlyn: Can we talk

Karli: Sure

They both go under the stair case

Kaitlyn: I'm sorry ok. I wasn't expecting anything of that. I was scared

Karli: Scared you was gay

Kaitlyn sighs

Karli: Look I'm not out of the closet but I know I'm gay

Kaitlyn: I dated boys. Like ten of them. I had my first kiss at 13 with a 14 year old boy

Karli: So....how do you feel now

Kaitlyn: I feel like I want something

Karli sighs

Kaitlyn: Or....someone

Karli and Kaitlyn look deep into each other's eyes

Karli: I want you