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Pip 😐
HELLO
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Hello stinky
I need help
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With what
Summer work??
No
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What do u need help then??
I just need help
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Mental help??
NO
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Ok
I can't help u if u don't specify what you need help with
Idk how to explain it
Can I come to your room
Please 😭😭
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Go ahead
Ok
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i walk into pip's room, it's a mess, which isn't surprising.
'hey!' she smiles. 'how are you?'
'not okay.'
'why??'
'the reason i need help.'
'oooh, so what is it that you need help with.'
'you're the lgbtq expert, arn't you?' i ask.
'well, duh, besides for sunil. i guess sunil would be better at it.'
'i don't really wanna talk to sunil —'
'why not? did something happen?'
'no — it's just uhm..' i shrug.
'sus.' she raises an eyebrow at me.
'shut up.'
'okay, so what did you need the lgbtq expert for?'
'i don't think i like just girls.' i blurt out.
'really?' she smiles. 'i knew it.'
'shut up.'
'it's highly unlikely to have a hetero person in a friend group of people in the lgbtq.' she laughs.
'i mean, sometimes there are.'
'i know, i just always had a feeling you were one of us.'
'one of us?'
'yes.'
'oh my god.' i laugh.
'so, whos the person who gave you your lgbtq realization?' she winks, 'sunil?'
'uhm — no, not sunil.'
'then who?'
'someone popular.. i guess?'
'who? i'm intrigued.'
'i'm not going to say their name to you.'
'why not??? i wouldn't tell them.'
'i don't trust you with that one.'
'ugh, c'monnn.'
'no.'
'fineeee.'
i laugh.
'still convinced it's sunil.'
'it's not sunil!! i swear, i like them as a friend — and only a friend.'
'sureeee.'
'pip i swear to god, i don't like sunil.'
'have an explanation for the time you literally fell asleep on the couch with them last week?'
'that wasn't romantic!! it wasn't supposed to be — i just really wanted to — to uhm—'
'cuddle him?' she laughs.
'no!! i just wanted to hug them.'
'then why did you refuse to move for like an hour after you two woke up?'
'because — uhm — i wasn't fully awake yet.'
'you were literally not letting him go.'
'they didn't mind..'
'valid.'
'anyway, i don't really know where i am in the lgbtq, i just know i like more then just women.'
'you really are clueless about this stuff.' pip laughs.
'i've not had a reason until now!!'
'so me being a lesbian wasn't a reason?'
'no it was, just —'
'it's okay,' she laughs.
'so uhm, what do you think i am??'
'well, theres bi, pan, poly, omni, and probably alot more then those. those are the ones often talked about.'
'explain..?' i ask.
'bi means you're attracted to two or more genders, pan means you're attracted to people regardless of gender, poly means you're attracted to multiple genders, but not all, and omni means you're attracted to all genders with a preference for one or more genders!!'
'my god, thats alot.'
'yep, but don't feel like you have to decide immediately!!'
'can you tell me what bi means again?'
'being attracted to two or more genders!'
'i think.. that describes what i've been feeling lately.'
‘awesome!!’ she smiles at me.
‘thank you, that was alot of help.. i really needed to get that off my chest.’
‘of course! your local lesbian is always here to help!’
i nod, and then the room is silent for a second.
‘also,’ she whispers, ‘i know someone who likes you.’
‘who?’
‘i can’t tell you! that’s the point.’
‘can i have a hint?’
‘who do you think it is?’
‘sunil? that’s the only person i can think of.’
‘nah, i think you’d be cute together but they don’t like you.’
oh.
alright then.
‘who is it then?’ i ask.
‘i cant tell you!! and you already got your hint, it is not sunil.’
‘how’d you find out that someone liked me?’
‘they told me??’
‘what people do you know are gay?’
‘lots, thanks to pride soc.’
‘so someone in pride soc?’
‘yup, can’t tell you who though.’
‘it’s not like i’m in pride soc anyway.’ i laugh.
‘meh, true, but i’m not telling you no matter what.’
‘ugh, fine.’
‘you think about sunil a lot, don’t you? bit of a homo move there.’
‘no — i just really adore him, and they’re so nice and — i like being around him, they’re so fun to be around and he’s just so, uhm — pr—‘ my sentence trails off.
‘pretty?’ she asks.
‘yeah.’
‘you talk about them like you’re in love with him.’
‘just now or all the time?’
‘hmm, all the time honestly. you’re act like you’re their secret admirer.’
didn’t think it was that obvious.
‘well i’m not. i just like him as a friend.’
‘okay okay, i know.’ she laughs.
the conversation dies out, and it’s all silent.
‘thank you,’ i say again ‘for helping me with my sexuality crisis.’
‘anytime.’ she smiles, and i get up to walk away and then she yells.
‘WAIT! universe city is releasing another episode in a bit, wanna get the lounge ready?’
‘fuck yeah.’ i smile and she gets up to give me a high five.
we do this every week, sitting on the couch huddled up while we watch all of our favorite podcast’s new episode, Universe City, pip is probably the most obsessed with it out of all of us, alot of people find it weird that we ( more like she ) goes all out for a podcast, but it’s almost sort of normal to us now.
pip knocks on georgia and rooney’s door and they all start helping get snacks and blankets ready, sunil gets back from the store and we huddle up on the couch together as always, pip connects her laptop to the TV and clicks on the new episode, sunil wraps his arm around my shoulder and i smile at them and he smiles back, and then we begin watching the episode.