Short Story: Victoria's Narrative

I bury my face in my hands, unable to hide the red flush on my face. Ava hugs me, a smile on her face as well.

“:Don’t tell the others,” he whispers to me. I nodded. I slowly fade back to sleep. I dream, but more like a nightmare. (Nightmare) Alex was packing. My parents were hugging him, begging him not to leave. Alex puts his stuff in his car. He walks to mom and dad, he hugs them, walks to his car and leaves. Dad walks inside the house and slaps me. He screams at me, blaming me for Alex leaving when Alex promised he would stay until they died. Mom walks in, calls me stupid and tells me to go my room, and only leave if I need to go to school (Nightmare over).

Alissa runs her fingernail up and down Melvin chest, making him giggle. Alissa squeezes Melvin tight.

“Yes,” I respond. Nicole gives me a big bear hug. Once she finishes, James comes out of the bathroom and I introduce him to Nicole.

I look slowly to my side to see Aiden. He is holding my hand with tears in his eyes.

The opening sets the tone, but consider setting up more of Victoria’s ordinary world. Make the point that her philosophy of therapy is different than her husband, but then move on.

“Trust me when I say this beautiful, there is no competition when it comes to you,” he whispers in my ear making me blush and hug him tight. Sending lovely tingles to go through my body.

When she woke up the next day she was surprised to see Darry, Soda, and Steve all awake. She usually was the one to wake everyone up. "Hey guys... what are you doing?" She asked, sitting up and getting off of the couch. She had fallen asleep, and guessed that everyone just went to bed, and tucked her in after the movie was over.

Aunt Emma stood in the doorway silhouetted by soft light. “Good night all. I’m going to bed. David, will you help me up the stairs?”

He smiles again and slowly begins to run his hands over his muscles, caressing his body. His fingers gently play over his belly and then up to his chest. He playfully tugs at his nipple ring and chuckles as you begin to squirm in

Slowly, he rises, immediately wrapping his arms around the neck of the other male. He breathes.

“And, that is how you do it.” Miri quips the minute the boys are out of ear shot.

I open my eyes and stretch my arms. I look around and eventually get out. We all walk to the door and nock a few times before going inside. We are greeted by Grandma Dolan with hugs. She takes a good look at us kids and lets out a huge smile.

You smile back, jaw aching from the amount of smiling you're doing, and place Lamby on her chest.

It should have never come to this, how had she let herself get into this position? She had given up, there was no point in trying anymore. A few months ago, Victoria 's life was incredible. She had the most amazing friends, she was doing well in school, she had a boyfriend, she danced and she absolutely loved it, she loved herself and everyone around her. Then something happened, her friends stabbed her in the back, her boyfriend stabbed her in the heart, and life took a big swing at her. She was alone, or at least she felt alone. Victoria didn 't know what to do, she was scared of telling her parents in fear that they would judge her and the decisions she had made. She just needed it to get better.