He glanced at his mother and licked his crooked thumb."I hope to hear from him," said Caroline's father. "Could use his help." Slavery ended here last...year, didn't it?" Robert asked as he took a crusted drumstick, another biscuit and a gob of butter."With the new constitution," Seth quickly added, his cheek filled with lumps of potato salad."Which, of course, most of the locals despise." Mr. French touched his napkin to his lips. "I was surprised it got as many votes in the county as it did,. The night that would change Megan’s life forever. It had started out like any other night but the she got the news she had known was coming yet dreaded hearing none the less. Her grandpa had been battling cancer for about a year and that night when the family got back from the hospital she knew the battle was over and that the cancer had won. Before anyone even spoke a word she could sense that he was no longer alive. Now you may say that losing a close relative at such a young age was life. Unable to see much in the dark, fog, and smoke, Elizabeth maintains her poise enough to carefully listen for one of the ship’s officers to see where she might best be put to use. Unfortunately, the deck was chaos as the rest many of the women on the ship’s crew were busily rushing around the deck screaming at each other to be heard over the din. However, as Elizabeth was listening, a hand grabbed her by the shoulder and spun her around. It was First Mate Carver, one of Ms. Masters’ immediate. Too afraid to say anything more, I looked around the room for my clothes and eventually collected them and got dressed.We left the gym to a few sly glances at each other, the odd smile and biting of the lips. Half way to the door her hand slipped into mine. Our fingers entwined. She tightened her grip and spun me around to face her.We kissed.Oh! What a kiss that was. My first lesbian teenage kiss, maybe her very first lesbian kiss, I won’t know until I ask her.The door to the gymnasium closed.