The Chase Begins
As she sped down the road on her bike, Maxine hurriedly skidded into the dark alley, quickly cutting the lights off and shutting off the engine.
Maxine was always in trouble ever since she was a teen, but it seemed her troubles were getting worse and worse. As the owner of a bike detailing shop, Maxine never expected she would be at a crossroads at this time in her life. How did she get here? 2 a.m., hiding from her lover’s husband.
The Beginning of the Affair
Maxine had met Sharon one night as she stopped to help her fix her tire. She was instantly attracted to her, and she knew the feeling was mutual once she noticed Sharon started flirting with her. After fixing Sharon’s tire, she made sure Sharon made it home safely. That night, Maxine and Sharon exchanged numbers, and it was the beginning of a love affair. Over the next several months, Maxine and her newfound love were inseparable.
Caught in the Act
As they cuddled up in front of the fireplace, Maxine looked back toward Sharon’s front door with concern as she thought she heard a sound. Pulling her face around toward her, Sharon pulled her close and kissed her lips gently as they snuggled in each other’s arms.
But without warning, Sharon’s front door opened, and a man’s voice echoed in the room. Maxine and Sharon quickly jumped to their feet as a tall man with a very confused look on his face began to grow angry. Roger, who had been on an oil rig for the last six months, tried to surprise his wife Sharon by coming home a week early. He was not expecting to walk in on what he did.
Roger quickly flew into a rage and charged at Maxine, who instinctively had already assessed the situation as Sharon kept screaming, “I can explain, honey!” to the man enraged before them. As Roger lunged, Maxine slid across the floor and headed for the door after grabbing her keys off the fireplace mantel.
The Escape
As she ran and jumped on her bike, which was parked on the side of the street, Roger ran behind her. Maxine quickly sped off as Roger jumped into his pickup truck and pursued. Her heart raced as she reached the dark alley where she now lay silent, trying to avoid a confrontation. This was the last thing she needed.
Maxine had had several run-ins with the law but had turned her life around. She now ran her business and no longer wanted to get into any issues. As she looked and saw Roger’s truck speed past the alley, Maxine got off her bike, slammed her back against the alley wall, slid down, and landed on her ass.
The Breaking Point
As her body fell, her tears began to flow. Maxine was a tough cookie and never cried, but this night… her heart was broken. As she replayed the events of the night in her head, the more tears flowed.
Maxine so much wanted a family of her own. Orphaned at a young age when her parents went on a hiking trip never to be seen again, Maxine grew up in the system, always searching for that one thing she longed for. As a teen, Maxine realized she was attracted to girls and was very aggressive in her pursuits. And by God, she was good at it. Girl after girl after girl—she went through them like running water.
But here she was now in her 20s, and for the first time, she thought she had found her forever family in Sharon. And this happened. Her spirit was broken.
The Calling
As she sat there in her own self-pity, she saw colorful rays of light appear. As she looked up, she saw a man—a very colorful man. A man in a suit and cape riding on a wave of the rainbow. As Maxine wiped away her tears and rubbed her eyes in disbelief, Rainbow Man spoke to her and said:
“Rise up, Maxine Bawls, as your cries were heard and your pure heart was seen, and you have been chosen. Chosen to be a part of a league that protects and defends those like us from others who cannot understand our way of LOVE.”
A New Path
As if she just knew this was right, Maxine got up, got on her bike, and headed into the darkness, following the rainbow trail that was left behind. Maxine did not know where this trail would lead, but she knew it was her destiny.
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