Chapter two!!!!!!!!!!! Chapter 2 I walked home with Alice that day. She already looked stressed, so I didn’t want to ask her what it meant. As I was walking up the driveway, I took a deep breath in and opened the door. I had no idea what this word that I was to tell my mum meant. What if it was offensive? You never know until it’s too late. I walked into the house, dying for my mum’s approval, and said, “Mum, what does gay mean?” She dropped the glass she was holding, and it shattered into a million pieces. Her voice suddenly went stern. “Where did you hear that word?” I remembered that Alice told me not to tell anyone. So, I had to reply with, “The boys in my class were calling me gay.” “DON’T say it.” She looked at me like she was so disappointed. “It’s time I tell you what’s wrong with some people.” She said, calming down a little, but not much. “Come and sit down.” I put my bag on its hook, took my shoes off, and sat down at the table. Mum pushed her glasses up her face. “Gay,” Mum said taking a pause for breath, “means same s3x relationships. And after, sometimes even marriage.” I thought this didn’t sound so bad in my head, but mum clearly thought otherwise. “Why is it so bad?” I said as Mum’s face turned into a horrifying stare that looked as if it could turn someone into stone. “It’s wrong.” She said. I knew she was already angry, so I didn’t want to ask why. “What about the people in between? What if they like both genders?” I asked, clearly testing her patience. “That’s not a thing. It’s not possible to like the same gender let alone both.” She stated. I clearly wasn’t able to change her mind. Alice wouldn’t believe in something fake. So this must be real. Or has Alice been hearing stuff about this from something else and believed it? Or is Mum wrong? “Do you understand, Beatrixe?” I hate it when she calls me that. I nodded and walked up to my room.
