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What I Would Say

The room is full of various people, almost everyone I recognize from last

year. There’s just one person who I don’t recall seeing.

The girl sitting beside me must be new. I would’ve noticed her before if she

wasn’t. Her short red hair is vibrant and contrasts her bright green eyes. The

multiple piercings on her ears are shaped like metallic leaves and that, paired with

her impish features, remind me of an elf. She smiles to me and my stomach

flutters.

“Hi! I’m Stella Williams, I’m new here.”

My face flushes, “I’m Parker Mills.”

“How long have you been a part of the GSA?”

I take a moment to collect my thoughts, I always get flustered around

beautiful people, “Uhm, this is my second year.”

Her smile is bright, “That’s so cool! Obviously, it’s my first year here, but at

my old school I was the founder of the club.”

My jaw drops and she laughs as I stammer, “Really?”

“Yeah, it was just a couple of my friends and my math teacher who

supervised us, but it was really fun.”

Just then, the GSA leader, Miss. Camm, walks in. She’s wearing her

transgender pride pin on her suit. As we begin to discuss the details of tomorrow’s

bake sale, Stella and I keep meeting each other’s gazes. My heart is pounding and

my cheeks are so hot I think I’m going to spontaneously combust.

As we leave to go to our next class, Stella asks me, “So what are you

planning on making?”

I look down at the floor and mumble, “Nothing actually, I’m not out to my

mom so I can’t make anything at home for the GSA.”