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she was scared and trying to get away. "l-leave me alone…."
she was scared and trying to get away. "l-leave me alone…."
"Hey! Leave her alone!" Claire said distraught. She was overcome with a strong urge to protect her. She was ready to fight the boys. What kind of sick person bullies someone on their first day? she wondered. She came toward the middle of the group and grabbed Hina's arm to pull her away from the bullies.
then her brother walked up to her. "h-hina…you ok?" she hugged her tightly "I'm fine Jacob"
Claire stayed with Hina even when her brother walked up. She made sure she was okay. The boys hadn't hurt her, but they were harassing her which infuriated Claire. "HIna, have you eaten?" she asked. "I'll get you some food if you want.."
"o-oh ummm…i got a lunch..thanks for asking" she was nervous
"did they hurt you.?" Jacob looked at her then to Claire "what happened ?"
Claire looked to Jacob. "I don't know what happened but I saw those idiots harassing her and I had to do something…" Jacob was obviously Hina's brother and cared for her, but there was something different. She turned to Hina. "Let's go eat, mkay?"
"O-ok…See ya, Jacob…"
he stared at Claire then walked away
She waved to Jacob and walked away with Hina. "So, do you want to tell me what happened?" Claire said, trying not to push her. "it's okay if you don't… Just- I want to be your friend…"
"i-i was…being bullied for being openly gay…." she starts shaking "one of them even punched me in the side…"
Claire couldn't help but be shocked. Although she herself wasn't out, she didn't think people still did that type of stuff. "Hina…" she trailed off. She wasn't entirely sure what to say.
"…it's fine…" she gives a fake smile
"No, it's not." Claire took a breath before continuing. "I can't come out if it's not safe… You're not alone in this." Did I just do that? Did I really just come out to her…
"…"she looked at her clearly shocked
"I- umm- sorry. I just- it kinda just came out…" she whispered. "You won't… tell… anyone, right?"
she shakes her head and smiles "promise"
"I trust you…" Claire said, eyes glistening just a little bit. She had never came out to anyone, so Hina was the first to know. Not even her best friend, Jemi, knew. The bell rang, signaling for students to make their way to their next periods. "What do you have next? I'll walk with you."
"Art." she said happily
"Ooh! So do I! And it's my favorite subject too!" Claire said, her mood brightening. "Let's go!"
"ok." she laughs
Claire and Hina walked together towards the art room, laughing and talking about something. Claire sat down in her seat and gestured for Hina to sit next to her.
hina sits next to her she felt a little bit of heat in her cheeks but shakes it off
(hey)
(hello! yes! hi. sorry. i just- gestures wildly life)
As HIna took her seat next to Claire, Claire couldn't help but think about the fight that had occurred earlier. If people are still doing that type of stuff, is it safe for me to come out? Would people accept me?? Thinking about it made her nervous and when Claire got nervous, she fidgeted, a lot.
Hina noticed but before she could say anything she got dizzy
Claire tried to calm down but her mind was going faster than she could control. She looked around, but her vision was becoming blurrier. She looked around, trying to find something to ground herself to. But she only saw Hina. Hina… She needs me
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