“It’s just that I’ve watched you my whole life, and you’ve always been so strong, done exactly what you believe, and never cared about what anyone else thought of you. Abuelita, I love girls the way that I’m supposed to feel about boys. It’s just something that’s always been inside of me, and I really want to share it with you because I love you so much and I want you to know me, who I really am. When I’m with Brittany, I finally understand what people are talking about when they talk about love, and I’ve tried so hard to push this feeling away and keep it locked inside, but every day just feels like a war. And I walk around so mad at the world, but I’m really just fighting with myself. I don’t want to fight anymore. I’m just too tired. I have to just be me.”
