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I Didn’t Realize My First Date Was With a Woman for 20 Years
Just two gal pals watching a spooky movie!
I was a junior in high school. I so desperately wanted to be popular. I gave up playing baritone (a smaller tuba) in the school band as an attempt to become popular. I changed schools after being bullied out of my first high school to be popular. I had a job so that I could buy things that made me think I would be more popular.
But alas… I was not popular at all.
However, I did manage to make a new friend. A gal pal, if you will.
Her name was Nicole.
Nicole was tall. Dark hair, dark eyes, tan skin. Looking back, I now realize just how beautiful she was.
Nicole had her eyes set on becoming a nurse once she graduated. She was a twin, and I believe they were both seniors at the time. Her voice was a little lower than a lot of the cliquey girls I knew, and she often chose comfort over glamour in her clothing choices.
Both Nicole and her twin were very athletic. I think they both played basketball throughout high school. Perhaps other sports too. We had a class together, and I think it may have been photography or some other extracurricular activity.