the timeline is 1987, in california, jamie blake wakes up from her slumber and gets dressed for school.

jamie walks towards the school entrance and walks inside, she glances at students chatting and talking in the hallway, however, she does not pay attention to them and simply walks into her classroom.

jamie walks towards her seat and sits down before noticing her friend, haley andersen.

Haley: hey jamie! how’s your day going?

jamie glances at the girl with a bored expression.

Jamie: it’s only 8am, how are you so cheerful?

Haley: i drank tons of coffee, duh!

jamie rolls her eyes and decides to put her headphones in.

haley watches this but doesn’t say anything.

several hours later, jamie leaves the school entrance and encounters her 14-year-old autistic brother angel, who looks weirdly upset.

Jamie: angel, what’s wrong?

jamie asks in a confused tone, looking at her little brother.

Angel: uh… eh… c-can we talk about something when we get home?

Jamie: uh, sure.

after jamie and angel get home, they both sit down on the couch and jamie looks at her brother.

Angel: uh… so… i’ve been wanting to tell you this for a while but i just… haven’t gotten the courage to…

angel pauses for a moment before speaking again.

Angel: i.. i-i know that you will probably hate me for this but i- i want to tell you it now.

angel’s doe eyes fill up with tears and his voice starts cracking, jamie looks concerned but doesn’t say anything.

Angel: i.. i-i… i-i… i… i-i l-like b-boys…

after angel says that, the room is silent.

angel starts fiddling with his fingers, a habit he does due to his autism.

Angel: i-i m-mean.. i-i’m.. g-gay…

the room is filled with silent again, before jamie speaks up.

Jamie: angel… look at me.

angel looks at his sister with teary eyes.

Jamie: can i tell you something?

angel stays silent before nodding his head.

Jamie: uh.. when i was in middle school, i had this crush and uh… her name was libbie taylor, she.. was so damm perfect, she was beautiful, she had all these kinds of things that made me feel something in my chest that i couldn’t even describe, she was something else, really.. but.. i finally got the courage to confess to her but, it ended horribly wrong, i was humiliated in front of everyone and i mean everyone, it was so damm embarrassing, i can’t even describe how embarrassed and ashamed i felt that day.

angel looks shocked at his sister’s confession.

Angel: but.. wasn’t libbie taylor a girl..?

jamie stays silent for a moment before speaking.

Jamie: yeah, she was.

angel becomes confused before realizing what his sister is implying.

Angel: wait.. so your…

jamie nods her head.

Jamie: yeah, i like girls, i’m a lesbian, if you like boys than that’s fine because your basically like me, you know?