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High School Lesbian Fiction

โ€œWhat are you looking at, Cass?โ€

โ€œHuh?โ€ I said, pulling myself out of stare into space mode.

โ€œI asked what you were looking at.โ€ My brother Cody said.

โ€œOh. Nothing. Just zoning out.โ€

โ€œHmph.โ€

Cody and I walked through Safeway, him occasionally grabbing outrageous things like Oreo Oโ€™s or gallons of chocolate milk. Every time he did, I would slap it out of his hands with a sharp, โ€œNo.โ€

โ€œWhy not?โ€

โ€œYou are- we are both hyper enough already. You and I, we do not need anymore sugar.โ€

Me and my brother are both ADHD, which means we both rarely get sugar because we will act like a cheetah that just drank twelve espressos.

โ€œBut what about that?โ€ He gestured at my Starbucks. โ€œThat canโ€™t not have sugar.โ€

โ€œYes, however, it has two shots of espresso, which means I will go home and take a nap immediately after I drop you off at Michaelโ€™s house. Dropping you off with Michaelโ€™s mom highly caffeinated is not being a good big sister.โ€

He pouted.

Luckily for me, my brother had a sleepover with his friend Michael and some of their other friends. Which means I can have a nice twelve year old boy free weekend.

I finally paid for our purchase, luckily spotting a stray KitKat bar that had somehow ferreted its way into our cart. I removed it (โ€œOh, come on, Cass!โ€).

We got home, and I said, okay, go pack, Iโ€™m going to put away the groceries.โ€

โ€œOkay!โ€ He said with a grin, showing off chocolate brown teeth.

โ€œWhere did you get that chocolate?โ€

โ€œBye!โ€ He said and raced upstairs.

I put my hand on my forehead.

I pulled up to Michaelโ€™s house.

โ€œYou have everything?โ€ I asked.

Cody nodded.

โ€œEverything?โ€ I raised an eyebrow.

โ€œYeeessss.โ€

I turned off the ignition. โ€œLets go.โ€

I grabbed Codyโ€™s stuff out of the trunk and walked up the front steps. He knocked really loudly.

A girl opened the door, and the breath was knocked out of my lungs.

She was beautiful.

She looked to be about my age, seventeen. Her long honey blonde hair fell down her shoulders. Her green eyes twinkled with a smile as she saw Cody.

โ€œHey, Cody.โ€

โ€œHi, Marissa!โ€

โ€œMichaelโ€™s inside waiting for you.โ€

โ€œAwesome!โ€ He ran around her and inside the house.

โ€œHi.โ€ She turned to me and smiled. My knees turned to jelly.

โ€œH-h-hi.โ€ I said, like a dork.

She kept smiling. โ€œYouโ€™re Codyโ€™s big sister?โ€ She held out her hand. โ€œMy name is Marissa. Iโ€™m Michaelโ€™s big sister.โ€

I shook off my daze and held out my free hand. โ€œMy name is Cassandra, but you can call me Cass or Cassie.โ€

โ€œYou have a pretty name.โ€ She gestured inside. โ€œDo you want to come inside? Set that stuff down and have a cup of tea or coffee?โ€

โ€œSure, thanks.โ€ I stepped inside with a smile.

Since when have I liked girls?

I...I have always thought I was straight...but, as hard as it is to admitโ€ฆ

I am falling for Marissa.

What would my parents think? What would my friends think?

I followed her inside and she pointed to a tan couch and said, โ€You can put his stuff right there.โ€

โ€œThanks.โ€ I put down his stuff and followed her to a granite island.ย 

She turned on a tea kettle and said, โ€œCoffee, or tea?โ€

โ€œCoffee, if you have decaf. I like being able to make it through conversations without falling asleep.โ€

She gave me a confused look. Idiot idiot idiot. You're not funny, so stop trying to be.

โ€œMy ADHD,โ€ I explained. โ€œIf I have caffeine, I fall asleep.โ€

โ€œReally? Thatโ€™s interesting. Iโ€™m dyslexic, dyscalculic if you want to get specific.โ€

โ€œDyscalculic?โ€ย 

She blushed, the same way I probably did earlier. โ€œDyslexia, except the math version. I can read just fine. Numbers get mixed up in my head and float around the page.โ€

โ€œIโ€™ve heard of dyslexia, just never...dyscalculia?โ€

โ€œYeah. A lot of people havenโ€™t.โ€

The kettle whistled.

โ€œI should get that.โ€ย 

Marissa turned and we locked eyes for a second too long. We both looked away, blushing.

We sipped our coffees as boys filed in, and I realized I should probably get home.

โ€œIโ€™m sorry, I would have stayed longer, butโ€ฆโ€ I waved my hand around. โ€œTwelve year old sleepovers really aren't my scene.โ€

โ€œThat's understandable. Do you want toโ€ฆโ€ She looked down, blushing. โ€œMaybe grab coffee sometime?โ€

I smiled. โ€œThat sounds nice.โ€

โ€œI promise, decaf only and no twelve year olds.โ€

I laughed. โ€œGood. Anything else would be a dealbreaker.โ€

Two weeks later

We decided that getting coffee was kind of boring, so we settled on dinner instead. I drove up to Il Posto Della Pasta (The Pasta Place). The buildings tinted windows only revealed a little bit of light from the inside, and the smell of garlic and butter wafted through the air.

I walked up the stairs and tugged my dress lower on to my knees. I had debated wearing a dress or a blouse, but in the end I settled on a blouse.

I swung open the door and found Marissa already waiting at a table.

โ€œHello,โ€ I said.

โ€œHello,โ€ She said back.

I took a seat. โ€œHow are you today?โ€

โ€œIโ€™m good, how are you?โ€

โ€œGood.โ€ I opened my menu.

I was scrolling through a list of paninis when Marissa said, โ€œWhat would they think of us?โ€

โ€œHuh?โ€

โ€œYour parents, my parents, your classmates, my classmates. If we were dating, what would they think?โ€

I stalled. Iโ€™m not sure what my parents would think. I havenโ€™t even told them Marissa exists.

โ€œI donโ€™t care what they would think.โ€ I said. โ€œEven though you are one of the last people anyone would expect me to fall in love with, once I saw youโ€ฆโ€

She smiled, but still looked uneasy.

โ€œMarissa.โ€

She looked up to meet my face.

โ€œUm, scusatemi, ladies, but are you ready to order?โ€

I had been so distracted that the waiter had snuck up on us.ย 

We ordered.

I looked at her. Then I had a thought.

โ€œYou know I want you, it's not a secret I try to hide.

โ€œI know you want me, so donโ€™t keep saying our hands are tied.

โ€œYou claim itโ€™s not in the cards, and fate is pulling you miles away and out of reach from me,

โ€œBut youโ€™re here in my heart, so who can stop me if I decide that youโ€™re my destiny?

โ€œWhat if we rewrite the stars, say you were made to be mine?

โ€œNothing could keep us apart, you are the one I was meant to find.

โ€œItโ€™s up to you, and itโ€™s up to me, no one can say what we get to be.

โ€œWhat if we rewrite the stars? Changing the world to be ours, tonight.โ€

She looks at me with a small smile. We both love the Greatest Showman, and now Iโ€™m hoping that sheโ€™ll sing Anne Wheelerโ€™s part.

โ€œYou think itโ€™s easy? You think I donโ€™t want to run to you?

โ€œBut there are mountains, and there are doors that we canโ€™t walk through.

โ€œI know youโ€™re wondering why, because weโ€™re able to be just you and me, within these walls.

โ€œBut when we go outside, youโ€™re gonna wake up and see that it was hopeless after all.

โ€œNo one can rewrite the stars, how can you say youโ€™ll be mine?

โ€œEverything keeps us apart, and Iโ€™m not the one you were meant to find.

โ€œItโ€™s not up to you, itโ€™s not up to me, when everyone tells us what we can be.

โ€œHow can we rewrite the stars? Changing the world to be ours, tonight.โ€

We continue on with the song, and I notice that the entire restaurant stops to watch. Marissa has a great singing voice, and Iโ€™m not too shabby either.

At the end of the song, I pulled her close and asked, โ€œHow can we rewrite the stars?โ€

And then I kissed her, and it was the best thing in the world.

December 18, 2020 14:31

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Wow, wow, wow Carolina!! I love the song Rewrite the stars! I loved the entire movie too! Especially the song "This is Me". I am in awe by how well you incorporated that song into this story, and into fitting the prompt so well! You did such an amazing job! Have a nice day! :)

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First off, thank you thank you thank you!!!!!! This is me is an actual anthem and is BOSS. Thank you so much! You too! :DDDDD

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PSA: The Greatest Showman is the absolute BEST. No argument. That is all. Edit: I also liked the idea of them breaking into song in the middle of a restaurant Disney-style :P

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Skylar Rose
16:16 Dec 18, 2020

This was so good!!! And yes, totally agree, The Greatest Showman is so good!

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Radhika Diksha
08:15 Dec 19, 2020

I think I have to watch the movie to understand the ending part but loved the story very much. Well, I have submitted new stories would love your feedback in your free time.

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Of course! The song in the movie is performed by Zac Efron and Zendaya (if you know who they are, if not no judgement) a white guy and a black girl. In the movie their characters fall in love, but its borderline impossible for a white guy and black girl to be in love in the mid 19th century. "I know youre wondering why, because we're able to be just you and me, within these walls, but when we go outside, you're gonna wake up and see that it was hopeless after all." I hope I made at least a little bit of sense ;P Thank you so much, and I'll g...

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17:10 Dec 18, 2020

YAY YOU DIDN'T TELL ME!!!! I LOVED THIS IT WAS GREAT!!!!! I LOOOOOOOOOVVVVEEEEEE THE GREATEST SHOWMAN!!!!!

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17:12 Dec 18, 2020

XD I KNOW!!

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Nainika Gupta
15:15 Dec 22, 2020

I saw this title and was like "le GASP" because the Greatest Showman was BEAUTIFUL!! but...ahem...moving away from that ;) your story was very, very....i can't find a word to describe how awesome this is without bombarding this comment with adjectives :D it was brilliant!!! This story was unique and heartwarming, and I ate up everything!!!

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Nainika Gupta
15:17 Dec 22, 2020

OF COURSE!!!!!!!

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Nainika Gupta
15:17 Dec 22, 2020

p.s - its officially my story of the week!! (hopefully, you don't mind)

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Mira Caplan
14:35 Dec 22, 2020

Aaaaaaawwwwww, I'm officially crying. This was so sweet!!! I love how you implemented the song within such an amazing and emotional story. You deserve an upvote!!! :)

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Mira Caplan
14:40 Dec 22, 2020

:) It's totally a new favorite. (That is legit the kind of stories i try and find)

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Mira Caplan
14:40 Dec 22, 2020

*story

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Mira Caplan
14:45 Dec 22, 2020

You need to write more like this... (When you want to, lol.)

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So... I mean, the gayยฉ might be making me biased, but still, such a moving story! This kind of reminds me of the dear evan hansen book, where some of the songs actually stay inside the plot. Great job!

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oh my god!!!!! a. I love that movie, and I love singing. b. I actually have ADHD, so this was really cool. (my ADHD isn't quite like this story, and I could probably give a whole lecture on how ADHD manifests itself differently for different people, and the name is actually a bit of a misnomer because the defining characteristics are not attention deficit and hyperactivity, but I'm not going to do that, your welcome ;) ) c. pretty cool how you included a little known type of dyslexia, i didn't know that was a thing, so thx. great story!!!

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a. same same saammmmeeeeee b. i think i have adhd, i need to be tested but yeah....anyway.... c. we were learning about diseases of the nervous system in science and someone did dyscalcluia and i thought it would be pretty rad to write about. Thanks!!!

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