It had been 3 weeks since that evening and Anna had been so upset she had not been able to speak to Susan since, at first Susan had tried to talk but Anna’s silence had stopped her. People had noticed the change and tried to find out what was wrong, Mr Cairn their form teacher had spoken to Anna one afternoon, all Anna had said was they had argued, even Anna’s mum had stopped asking why she didn’t see Susan anymore.

At lunch that day Anna was sitting behind some girls from her class when she heard one of them tell the other that someone she knew had seen Susan with an older boy from the school and they had been having sex in the local park, shocked at this Anna decided she had to speak to Susan and find out if it was true, so after school that day Anna waited for her on her usual route home.

When Susan came into view Anna could see she had been crying, forgetting about why she was angry with Susan, Anna stopped her and asked what was wrong, when Susan told her she had been taken to the principal’s office because of a rumour someone had started Anna tried to hide the fact that she knew but Susan realised and started shouting at her.

When Anna could get Susan to listen to her she told her what she had heard at lunch and that it was the first time she had known of the rumour, Anna asked why someone would start it and Susan told her that another girl, Claire from the other class, had seen Susan talking to an older boy. Claire had stopped Susan and told her to stay away from the boy as she fancied him, when Susan said she’d talk to who she wanted Claire had threatened to make her sorry. Susan had told the principal this and he had said he would speak to Claire and get to the bottom of it.

The next day it was all round the school, Claire had admitted to starting the rumour and had been expelled. Anna found Susan sitting on her own and hugged her without thinking; Susan said that she didn’t have to be nice to her now and Anna told her that she had been wrong to stop their friendship, Anna then admitted that she had realised that she liked what they had done that evening and she was wrong to deny it.

Looking at Anna, Susan quietly asked if she would come over to her house that evening and promised that nothing would happen. Checking to make sure no one was around Anna leaned into Susan and kissed her on the lips and whispered I’ll be there, then she rushed off to her first class of the day. That evening Anna and Susan talked about what had happened and what they felt, Susan then told Anna that she had been talking to Mike since that night and he had said that he understood how Anna had felt and was sorry.

Anna felt herself start trembling at his name and told Susan that she had not been online since, holding Anna, Susan told her that Mike wanted to make it up to them both by taking them shopping, Anna said that she didn’t think she could but Susan kept saying it would be alright and in the end Anna gave in. Susan said that she would speak to Mike if Anna didn’t want to and arrange the shopping trip.

Two days later Susan told Anna that it was all set; they were to tell their parents that they were going shopping and sightseeing with another girl and her parents in London on the following Saturday. Anna agreed and was nervous for the next day and a half. That Saturday morning Anna’s mum gave her some money for food and to buy anything she wanted and Anna met Susan at the station.

The trip into London seemed to take ages and each time the train stopped at a station Anna would watch to see if Mike would get on the train. Finally the train arrived and they both went through the barriers, standing in the main station Anna looked round at how busy it was, suddenly Susan grabbed Anna’s hand and pulled her across the station, looking round Anna saw Mike for the first time, her heart skipped a beat he was tall handsome and smiling, when they got to him he politely kissed each of them on the cheek and in his deep voice he said ‘Good Morning young ladies, are you ready for some shopping fun?’

Both girl nodded enthusiastically and leading the way Mike took them to the tube entrance.