We are teenagers.

You think to yourself how much can a teenager hide that’s serious. But for teenagers somethings getting out could change a lot. As we sit at a red light I think about what I hide from others then I start to really think what can the others be hiding.

It always goes back to who would want our secrets? Like we are kids who cares what we do. Then I realize our parents do. Even tho they sent us here we represent them so we must behave. But still are parents wouldn’t go to great length to know what we were up to they would just ask. We sat at the cliffs Ash and I. She didn’t talk much she wanted to think but she likes to think when I’m around.

She walks to the trunk and pulls out some swords and two mask. She wants to fence. That’s how we met the fencing team. And if I’m keeping score she’s up two matches to one. So I need this win. We go back and forth. She’s off I can tell this is way to easy.

She stops pulls off her mask and says

"I’m in love with her."

I stop pulling my mask slow making sure I know what I heard.

"Who?"

Is all I get out. Its a dumb question because I think I have an idea already but I just need to make sure.

"You know who."

Is all she says. I nod, I already do. She speaks in a low tone.

"That’s on my tape. That and others things. I talk about her… a lot. That tape can’t get out. You know how her family is, they will take her away. I can’t lose her."

We have been friends for a very long time me and her. We aren’t the sharing type so if she’s sharing this is big. I want to ask more but I shouldn’t push my luck. She’s breaking a rule, but I won’t hang her for it because so am I. She reads my mind.

" I know I’m breaking the rules, I know. I can’t help it, I tried not to. I really did." I nod my head I know the feeling. I’ve seen Ash with a lot of girls I mean A LOT of girls. She’s never been this soft before. I want to make her feel a little more safe so I tell her something I’m betting she may already know.

" I love her too." She turns her head almost confused as to what I said.

"Not her but you know who." Her eyes opened wide and then she smiled.

"oh really?" I nodded my head.

"Your breaking the rules too."

"I don’t care." I said a little too fast.

"I love her, it doesn’t matter."

She laughs. "But…" I start " at what risk do we love?" she puts her head down because she understood. Me and her both know this isn’t the worse thing we were hiding.

"We should get going…" she says very low. I stand up and grab the gear. We walk to her car slow almost enjoying the peacefulness of our confession but the knowing what we have to go back too. We get in her car and we sit there.

What she says next, she says with so much force and passion that I can’t help but listen closely.

"We need to get those tapes back. And get rid of them. There’s too much at risk."

And with that she pulls off back to school into the madness.