Bella pov:
Bella: "Yah Ash what's up?"
Ash: "Nothing much except all the transphobic teachers this year"
Bella: "That must suck I'm sorry Ash"
Ash: "Yah it does well at least I'm glad for all my friends especially you my token cis straight friend"
Bella: "I wish you would stop calling me that"
Ash: "Whatever I'm glad to see you I haven't seen you all summer basically why is that anyway??"
Bella: "I was just busy and we called a bunch so it's not like we didn't talk"
Ash: "I know but I don't think I've been to your house like in over a year what's up with that your mom is so nice I miss her"
Bella: "Um yah she's also been busy I have study hall now I have to go ash"
Ash: "Ok bye"
Bella: I head to study hall after attendance I drop my head onto the desk. I hate keeping secrets from ash. It sucks it's to protect him along with me so it's fine right?
Study hall teacher: "Students tomorrow is picture day don't forget and dress formally pls"
Bella: Ugh great just great I think to myself
Ash: "Hey Bella" Ash whispers from the halway
Bella: "Excuse me sir may I go to the nurse I'm not feeling well"
Study hall teacher: "Very well go on"
Bella: I head to the halway and see all my friends Ash, Kai, Rowan, Jamie, Stacy and lily "hey guys what's up?"
Kai: "Were headed to Ms, Lindals room let's go"
Bella: "Ms lindals room why?" I ask as we're walking
Rowan: "It's supper cool she's making a lgbtq club where gonna sign up"
Bella: I stop in my tracks but there already tuning into her room and Ash grabs my hand
Ash: "Common straight buddy"
Bella: He drags me into her classroom "Um guys why am I here anyway?"
Stacy: "It's for Allies too so we of course need you"
Ms lindal: "Hi guys, are you here to sign up for gsa?"
The entire group besides Bella: "Yup"
Ms lindal: "Here Ash give a paper to each of your friends"
Bella: Ash hands me one I look at it it says
Record name
Full name (chosen)
Age
Grade
Sexuality
Gender
Pronouns
Info:
"Guys I think I'm good I'm too busy after school to join"
Ms lindal: "You don't have to attend every meeting you can come once or twice the entire year it doesn't matter"
Ash: "Gang we have to get back to class"
Bella: Ash Collects the papers he looks over my shoulder
Ash: " Hey how come you haven't filled it out"
Bella: My pencil isn't sharp I'll sharpen it then fill it out you guys get to class I don't want you to get in trouble. The gang leaves I'm facing the door with the paper in hand I feel a hand on my shoulder "Ah"
Ms lindal: "Sorry child I didn't know you were that easily spooked"
Bella: "Yah I guess I am"
Ms lindal: "How come you haven't filled out the paper all your friends already did"
Bella: "I Um"
Ms lindal: "What's wrong?"
Bella: "I don't want to join"
Me lindal: "How come?"
Bella: I was going to say my parents didn't approve then I stopped myself "I um um am not like gay or trans or anything I'm straight and cis"
Ms lindal: "Well considering your terminology and you friend group I say your a good ally"
Bella: "um yah there my world I love them all best friend group in the universe"
Ms lindal: "Ok great so you will be joining"
Bella: "Um is there a record or something?"
Ms lindal: "What do you mean?"
Bella: "Like will there be a list of people in the club"
Ms lindal: "Of course"
Bella: "Oh um"
Ms lindal: "What is it dear?"
Bella: "Will my parents be able to find out?"
Ms lindal: stares at me for what feels like forever
" Not unless you want them to"
Bella: "Oh ok then yah I guess I'll sign up when do we meet again?"
Ms lindal: "Every Thursday"
Bella: "Ok" I look at the paper and put it against the wall ok this is easy my name yah Bella Harris ok chosen name I guess same thing I put Bella Harris ok age 16 grade 11th grade ok sexuality dam I hesitate ok straight I write down it feels so wrong doing so but I do it anyway Gender I stare blankly at the word Gender I don't know how long I was staring but I turn my head and ms lindal is peaking over my shoulder. I look back at the paper and scribble female then write she/her/hers "Here" I say handing her the paper rushing out of the classroom it feels like a huge weight has now been put on my neck. Great this will be fun I think to myself
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قصص عامةWhen high-school Junior Bella Harris Joins a GSA as she is the "Token cis straight friend" in her group of all the flavors of the lgbtq will she be feel comfortable enough to come to the terms of who she really is even though her people connected...
