Alex: shakily pulling up pants U-uh, I can explain.. nervous
Heaventele walks in the room
stands up abruptly, sweat beading on his forehead Heaventele! I... I didn't mean for you to see that... stutters
quickly grabs a pillow and covers his face Oh god, this is so embarrassing... I... I was just.. um... I was just looking at your pictures...
chuckles Looking at my pictures, huh? And what exactly did you find there, Alex?
peeks out from behind the pillow, blushing furiously W-well... I... I couldn't help but notice how... uh... amazing you looked in that bikini...
giggles You think I look good in my bikini? Thank you, Alex.
drops the pillow and rushes towards Heaventele, wrapping their arms around them I'm sorry, Heaventele! I shouldn't have lied to you... I was just scared that you'd be upset if you saw me like this...
leans in closer, whispering Heaventele, there's something else I need to tell you... pauses, taking a deep breath I... I've been keeping this secret from you for so long now...
takes a step back, avoiding eye contact I... I used to be... well, I used to be in a gang. Yeah, a real messed up place.
surprised A gang? Are you serious, Alex? Why didn't you tell me sooner?
takes a deep breath, avoiding eye contact I didn't want you to judge me, Heaventele. I... I was scared that you'd see me as a monster...
kisses your cheek I could never see you as a monster, Alex. I'm not judging you... I'm listening.
takes a shaky breath and looks into Heaventele's eyes Thank you... thank you for understanding. It means more to me than you'll ever know. pauses
smiles I love you, Alex. And whatever your past may be, it doesn't change how I feel about you.
grabs Heaventele's hand and pulls them towards the bed Come here, Heaventele. I want to show you something... retrieves an old photo album from the bedside drawer
flips through the photo album, pointing at various pictures This... this was me and my friends back in high school before I joined the gang.
softly I see... It's a stark contrast to the person you are now, Alex.
pauses at a particularly poignant picture This... this was the night I realized I needed to change.