Even as the words escaped Allyson's lips, she wanted to take them back. She watched as Karen's face fell with each sentence. It was true, she had been dating Ben for a year, but they had only done 'it' once in all that time, and it had only been 2 weeks ago. And, truth be told, it hadn't been what she had expected. There was no gentleness, only teenage lust. And the entire time she had been with Ben, she had always entertained thoughts of her best friend, Karen.
But she couldn't risk losing that friendship. It seemed as though Karen returned the feelings that she secretly harbored for the girl, but it still wasn't something she was willing to risk. Too much was lost when two best friends started dating.
"I'm sorry Karen...I can't be your girlfriend." - No matter how much I want to. Allyson silently tacked on, "I mean, what would everyone say. Don't take this the wrong way, it's cool with me if you're a lesbian and everything, but I'm not and I don't really want everyone to think that I am. I wish that things were different..." Allyson felt a burning sensation from her pocket where a hole she wasn't aware of in the lining had allowed the Stone to touch her flesh.
