To Be Brave √

Chapter 2

Dimples, They should come with a warning: Dangerous! Could knock your world off its axis, categorized as a weapon, proceed with caution.

The dimple that appeared on her cheeks when she laughed looked like someone had dug them with a spade.

She was that amazing to look at. One of her braids fell on her cheek covering her eyes from my sight.

Something stirred inside me and all I wanted to do was flick her hair behind her ear and stare into the abyss of her eyes making her laugh, and see them twinkle.

I just couldn't stop staring at her and noting every detail about her in my mind. What was happening to me?
Was I going crazy?

I asked Rafael to drop me at my house. I couldn't bear to look at Naomi anymore. He obliged.

But a surprise awaited me at home.

Mother dearest had invited our new neighbours, (cue *fake cough*) Naomi's family over for dinner.

I had never been one to put a lot of efforts while wearing clothes yet this time I took hours to get ready. All because I wanted to look good...

...for her.

And that dinner broke the ice between us. We started hanging out a lot more often. If not watch movies then have fun at the beach or hit the mall. If nothing else was possible we would just sit in a secluded spot in one of our backyards. (+1 of being neighbours).

It just didn't matter as long as I was with her. We became really close. We would chat all day or video when we were free.

I'd like to say it was friendship, like the thick as thieves one but I knew it wasn't. I knew it in my bones and so did Naomi but then what was it?

Because I'm sure just friends never hid when they saw someone they knew or get flustered when they accidentally held hands. Well, the hiding part was just me.

Jakey was suspicious as to where I had started disappearing but Ty being the sweetheart that he was asked her to knock it off seeing I happy I was because that was what mattered for Tyler.

Naomi was my secret and I was happy for her to be.

Trust me, I wanted to tell my friends, I wouldn't to shout and scream in front of everyone but then I couldn't exactly share what I felt with my friends because they were not into girls (except Ty). They wouldn't understand what it felt like.

And then one day when Jakey was hanging out at my place she stalked Naomi's Instagram and ridiculed her saying, "Everything about her so lesbian-like".

I took in a deep breath and asked her if being a lesbian was bad.

Jakey laughed at my face replying that it was the worst thing ever.

"Being lesbian is like eating bogger. Gross! Outclass! It's a disgrace 101 basically a sin" she quoted one after the other as I gulped.

Just then my mother knocked on the door, "Hey girls what are you doing?"

"Nothing Mrs.Beckendorf, Daisy here just wanted to be a lesbian"

Huh?

"What? My mother asked barging inside.

"Oh Mom, it's nothing. Stop kidding around Jakey" I said throwing a pillow aiming for her head.

She guffawed and so did my mother. I didn't know what to feel anymore. I had previously thought I could confide into my mother but after this episode, I couldn't bring myself to.