Red. She saw burning crimson – the color of the cars that cops love to pull over for speeding violations. The darkness of the hotel room was all-encompassing, making her glad that you and the others couldn’t see the fury etched on her face. You couldn’t see. You didn’t know. You wouldn’t know. How could you? She doesn’t spill her inner mind because you think that the two of you are “pinky promise, best friends forever”.

How dare you.

How dare you say such crude and ignorant things? You pride yourself as being part of a religion that preaches love. You spread hate, you hypocrite. She wondered if the petite figure lying next to her in the bed could feel her tense like a coiled spring. Oh, she had so many things she wanted to say, but coherency was not a top priority.

To hell with how you were raised! If your parents taught you that it’s perfectly fine to say such things in polite society, they did a poor job. Free speech doesn’t extend to defamation. Acceptance isn’t limited to California and Massachusetts.

Honestly, who cares if your childhood heroes weren’t quite who you thought they were? Actually, these people aren’t those heroes. These people are paid to dress up like them. Who cares if she is with her, or he with him? They are human beings, who deserve to love and be loved, no matter whom they are with.

She fumed, but saying this out loud would make you cry and, well, she didn’t want her karmic record tarnished any more than it was.

She cursed her non-confrontational personality – damned it to hell. Why couldn’t she work up the courage to tell you off? Oh. Right. That would cause you to ask questions. You would jump to false conclusions and start spreading lies, effectively destroying her reputation with your bile.

She rolled over and exhaled sharply. You would never understand; you would be forever willingly ignorant. Well, she has no patience for people like you. People like you, with your blinders, narrowing the world to fit into your tiny boxes and alienating those who don’t fit.

Now, four months later, she’s glad you’re gone. You are one less headache, one less ignorant, bigoted person in her life.

If they love each other, who fucking cares?