Charlene
I and Norway. I think it should have been done long time ago. It's very difficult to communicate with someone who doesn't know what he wants and makes the scenes of the jealousy. Yesterday we probably told each other everything we had to say. She, as always, began to whine and complain that I pay too much attention to Berta, but in fact, the point isn't there at all.
"Are we a couple? How do you name our relationship, Norway?"
"What do you mean?"
"It's just that you're playing with me, but if I look at another person or say something to him, you're going to make the drama immediately!"
"Nonsense! From where did you pull it out?"
"I'm not blind, Charlie!"
"Oh, my Gosh... Why is it so hard to talk to you?"
"I was expecting girls to be different than guys, that everything would be different, but it turns out that they are the same as the guys are, if not even worse... You disappointed me, Charlene..."
"Yes, I know, Norway! But you don't really know!"
"I know! I want that someone would like me what I am at at least and be important to someone, but somehow everyone either laughs at me or plays with me! Just like you!"
"Nothing like that! So you play with me! And I really don't want to be your guinea pig anymore!"
"Er...Doesn't matter..."
She took me by the hand... She asked if everything was fine. She cared about me.
"Everything will be fine... I'm with you, Charlie..."
She hugged me and stroked my hair... And I became quiet. I believed that really everything would be fine.
Berta
"Why are you sad, Berta?" Soon I heard her voice behind me and I felt how Charlie wrapped around me with her hands.
"You had nothing to do with that, Charlie... Just ... It will pass."
"I really hope... I absolutely don't want to see you upset..."
"No... It's just... No matter, Charlie..."
Then she took me by the hand.
"Let's go... Where nobody can find us," Charlie winked at me.
I smiled a bit and went with Charlie. I thought I was dreaming...
Charlene
Berta
"Finally we are here... Only you and me..."
"Really..." I smiled looking at her eyes.
"Don't be sad... Whatever it is."
"I'm not sad. Not anymore ..."
"Great..."
"You don't be sad, too, please... If you need help, just say, and I'll be there," I didn't even feel how my hand touched her red like a fire hair.
"I know, Berta... But my father... If you knew how I don't want to go home..." Her voice trembled and the tears appeared in her eyes again.
"Listen..." I wiped the tears away from her cheek. "You don't need to go home. We can have our holidays in Oasis Springs... As you know, there's always summer, so we can swim in the pool and sunbathe..."
"Really?"
"Really..."
"I will always protect and defend you..."
"And I you..." A smile appeared on Charlene's face.
We hugged each other. I cuddled her to myself, I wanted us to kneel holding each other forever.
"Thank you..." I said silently and hid my face in Charlene's neck.
"What?"
"Are you a lesbian?"
"I don't know... Probably not... Probably I just like those who I like. I... I don't really know," Charlene's question puzzled me. "How about you?"
"I'm not a lesbian... I love both girls and guys..." Charlie smiled. "It's better for us both, because we have a bigger choice," she laughed.
"Ermm... Probably..." I shrugged smiling and wanted to sit down on the bed, but Charlene stopped me putting my hands on her shoulders.
"Don't leave..." She said, looking at my eyes. "I really like you, Berta, don't you understand?"
"I thought you and Norway..."
"There's nothing between me and Norway..." Charlie shook her head. "I don't lie..."
"I believe..." I nodded feeling totally breathless of her straight sight.
"This is not a game..."
"Really?"
"Really..."
We closed our eyes. As if fearing that soon will awake from the dream. At least I was afraid of it.
Charlene
"Have you ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend?"
Although the twilight was in the room, but I still noticed how Berta's cheeks blushed.
"No. And you, Charlie?"
Well, I didn't expect this question... And it was really stupid from my side. Unfortunately, I don't want to lie to Berta, so I told the truth.
"Yes... Both a boyfriend and a girlfriend... But it was a long time ago before going to college."
I didn't want to tell her about it. Not because I wanted to hide something from Berta, but simply because I no longer wanted to remember what I had forgotten, or maybe I just tried to forget.
We were silent for some time. Somehow it was not funny.
Her answer made me laugh. I don't know why, maybe because I know that this person isn't able to lie.
"I believe in you, Berta..."
Then I asked her to be together.
Berta
"Then let's be together ..."
And I agreed. Without words. Without a long thinking. Because I think I always wanted it. We cuddled our foreheads. It was like the strengthening of our friendship.