the biggest secrets

chapter one

one week ago. that's when it became official. mine and aria's relationship. it was a typical love story, childhood best friends, next door neighbours, shared birthday parties. it was all very cliché. us being together would be a very normal and rational occurrence, however there is one huge ass factor that changes everything... we're both girls. you see, if we were far away from home, we could be completely open and act as any couple would. but our families are very conservative and extremely religious. the usual church every sun-day type of families. it was bearable but not easy. I'm tired of hiding it but some secrets must be kept, whatever the cost.

"Quinn!" James shouted as he ran after me, it was the last day of school before summer and I have never been more relieved for school to be over, that hell hole was the bane of my life. I tried to ignore him, James wasn't your stereotypical sixteen year old boy. he wasn't particularly tall but he wasn't short either. he was happy and cheerful which was a nice change from the moody guys that consumed the place. I guess it was nice to have someone different to talk to. although at this moment I really would like him to go away. reluctantly I stopped and turned around. "hi James" I used to be popular but then the bullying started, I was always the one who was there because they felt bad for me and because they needed someone to take the piss out of. after the, having my head dunked in the toilet, incident, I don't really talk to people much. its more of an instinct now, I cant make new friends, I cant reconnect with old friends, so that leaves me with James, aria, lily and joe.

lets have a little run down:

James is the leader of lakeside high's chess association. he always wears V-neck sweaters and smart trousers. his hands are never not holding something and he's the clumsiest person I know.

lily is the local menace; always causing issues, she's really cool. she skates and has more piercings then I can even count. you can always count on her to help in any situation, especially if it involves the police, she's had a lot of experience with them.

now, joe, he's been my closest friend since before I can remember, being the captain of the football team and juvenile delinquent, meant I was forever getting him out of trouble, I didn't mind though. he'd do the same for me.

I always feel guilty for not telling them about me and aria, I really do, but we cant risk it, not yet. one day though, one day everyone will know and it will all be okay. at least, that's what I hope.

we were an unlikely bunch. nobody would expect us to be friends. I guess that's the best thing about it, that we're continuously surprising people. everybody thinks that me and joe should be together and there was a time were I actually agreed. but then aria came running into my life and everything changed.