Luckily for this Hermione in this time and place, she’d read a book. Not one of the perverted smut books that both she and the canon Hermione had bo...h read. No, she’d read a book that told her point blank that sealing one’s feelings away was detrimental to one’s emotional growth, especially at her age.Well, Hermione Granger was not one to shy away from knowledge, or ignore the words she’d found in said book. This was why the bushy haired brunette was currently dragging one of her best friends. I was torn, though I didn't say anything to Mom about it. In fact, we had never talked about it before, which also started to seem weird.Dad and I took a camping vacation the summer between 9th and 10th grade. We canoed through a vast series of lakes up in Canada, portaging up to a mile between each one. It was grueling, but beautiful. Dad and I really renewed our relationship in those two weeks. I saw the sadness that still clung impossibly to this gentle man, a life never quite made whole,. I stopped and read it. "Doesn't she look cute when she's pissed? Talk to her, she likes girls too. 555-3278, Mandi"How did he know? I thought I could hide that I liked girls pretty well. I don't know how, but he saw right through me.I contemplated texting her or not. She was out of my league, there's no way I could land a girl like her. I picked up my phone and typed her number into it. I sent her a little message introducing myself.'Hi, I'm Chelsea from Burgerman's today. I couldn't help to. They kissed eachother passionately once again.After a couple of minutes, they got up, leaving a thoroughly exhaustedSteve on the bed. His eyes were closed and he was already beginning tosnore. Gently, they picked up their discarded clothing and shoes andpadded to the bathroom. Once there, Jade closed the door behind them asSapphire sat down on the toilet. While she tinkled, Jade picked up thepills, which had reappeared on the counter and put them back in herpurse. Sapphire wiped and pulled on.