Twelve Months Later Amanda Smith Copyright Amanda Smith 2012 Published at Smashwords

I never believed so much could happen in twelve months, yet at the same time, I couldnt believe twelve months could go passed so fast. That was until I meet Georgina.

August 20 2 It was as though everything was happening in slow motion. The water hit my body hard, almost bouncing off it! it would then roll down until it intertwined with the blood. It carried on running, even slower now, until it reached the plug whole and it started again. It felt li"e a process, a scientific e#periment. It felt li"e I was in the shower for hours, realistically it must have only spanned about half hour. $aybe it was the di%%iness that made the whole situation e#pand or maybe the pain wrenching through my heart. &ither way, it was usually over in minutes. I had never felt so light headed. I thought I would 'ust lay my head down and 'ust close my eyes for a split second, but the whole room blac"ened. As I placed my head on the bac" side, I drifted off and (uestioned myself to whether )love should hurt this must* $y eyes flic"ered open again, everything was blurred. +ow long had I been asleep for, I e#pected to see my glimmering white tiles but this was different, still perfect white but it wasnt my bathroom. I couldnt stretch my eyes enough to see where I was. I lay my head bac" down, my whole body ached, my arms felt heavy, legs where stinging and my head banging. -till I managed to feel a slight s(uee%e of my left hand! I forced my head round and opened my eyes. .nly slightly, half a centimetre or so. I tried to spea", opening my mouth slowly, but before I had the chance, she said )I am sorry /ate, so so sorry. I didnt even have time to reply before my mum and a strange woman come flying through the door, I felt safe when my mum was around! it is as though she is my guardian. -he gave me a smile of confidence and the other woman said )+i, I am 0urse $arie1Ann, it is o"ay, Id li"e you to remain calm and not spea", you have lost a lot of blood and have done some serious harm to yourself but you will be o"ay. 2oure in 3radford royal infirmary! everything is going to be o"ay. -he rushed bac" out the door, 'ust as fast as she had come in. I found out later she was in a rush to get the doctor. $y mum stepped forward, placing her arm on my leg. I could see in her eyes she had been crying and was currently trying not to start again. &veryone stood in silence for a while, until she finally forced herself to spea" )what happened deary, I thought wed go through all this, I thought you were o"ay now,

-eptember 20

I "now most normal people wouldnt complain about this, but I am going to. I had a 4 month summer last year and was more incredibly bored. 5or" was slow and therefore, I spent a lot of last summer online. 3rowsing around sites and researching my current curious se#uality. &arly August, I came across a teen chat site, I "new technically I wasnt a teen anymore but it was better than chatting to 60 year old e#perienced lesbians. I wanted new scared youths li"e me, who were preparing themselves for coming out. I am bise#ual. At the time I was unsure, I had started finding girls very attractive and thought I would research into it. I signed up to the site and spend a month tal"ing to girls and guys, whoever too" my fancy, and it entertained me until the early hours, se#ting and na"ed webcam. It was all 'ust a bit of fun. 3ut it confirmed it, I was 3i. I meant a few nice people and also a few creepy ones, but thats the way online goes. It was so sunny outside early -eptember and for 2or"shire, that was unreal. The sun made me smile, It was a nice day. Although still being confused, hidden /ate, I was happy. I was in the middle of watch s"ins on repeat, one of my favourite episodes, season three, 7andora. 5hen it popped up, a new message. It was simple but nice. Hey, I seen your profile on teen-meet-up, we have a lot in common. I am Georgina, wanna chat? 8rom this moment, I "new this was different. There was no A-9, or commenting on if I was hot or attractive. It was sweet, plain and normal. I thin" I even smiled to myself. I replied instantly, well it too" me a while to perfect my message, didnt want to sound too dor"y, which I believe I am at times. $y reply too" a lot of editing, I spent ages debating whether a "iss was inappropriate, I mean I am a girl and put them to nearly everyone, but she never put one, would it be weird if I did. After my long consideration it resulted in me saying! Hi, I am Kate, Nice to meet you. Would love you chat ay!e we could start we " #uestions each, test how much we actually have in common? $ou go first. 0o /iss. I turned my program off at that point and 'ust stared at the bottom of the screen, waiting for the reply. -he only too" about five minutes to reply, I was glad. I hadnt scared her off 'ust yet. 5e spo"e all day that day, only ta"ing small brea"s for meals. I can only remember some of what we tal"ed about, the (uestions as"ed. $y every answer she gave me, made me smile a little. I felt as if I "new so much about her by the end of the day. +er favourite colour, her pets, family, where she lived, favourite holiday destination and her career goals, I "new more about Georgina than I do half my friend Id "new for years. -he even put a "iss when she said night. I remember that for sure The ne#t day, I wo"e early to see if she was awa"e. I didnt have an alarm set, it was almost automatic. I went straight to my computer and there she was online. I sat waiting for a minute, one of the longest minutes, until now. I wanted to see if shed type first, but I couldnt wait any longer, so I started our conversation. Hey, sleep well? -he denies it, but I swear she was sitting waiting for me as her response too" seconds. 5e chatted again for an hour, about general stuff now, the weather, tv shows. -he was right we had so much in common. I dont thin" Id ever smiled so much at a screen. I "new I had

to go out that day, I was going shopping with my sister, I "ept cloc" watching, waiting till I "new it was the last possible second I could say bye, I multi1tas"ed while getting ready. Then my sister shouted, I didnt want to leave, I wanted to stay and tal". 3ut I e#plained about shopping and half way through me as"ing about chatting later, chat popped up one me. I %now it&s lame and early, !ut I really li%e you and I will miss you today. 'ould I have your num!er? I couldnt believe this was happening was I about to give a girl my number. I had done online chatting before, but this was real. I mean I hadnt even told anyone about me, well e#cept -ophie, but I hadnt told Georgina that either. I stared at the message, reasons why and why not ran through my head. 5hile I typed my responded I could hear it digit by digit, slowly, was I doing the right thing. To be continued*. This is part one to my true love story. The names have been changed for security purposes. I would li"e you to connect with the characters and they underta"e a difficult time in their lives. &ach part will be distributed every two wee"s. This part will be free and I would appreciate reviews on my short story. After this each part will cost :0.;0 unless advertised otherwise.