Miranda Kalinsky and Lauren Baltauss's secret lesbian relationship is exposed when they are caught having sex in a school restroom. The former's family is furious after hearing this from the president and have a huge argument with her in her room that night. She says it is her life and her choice to be gay while her parents want to send her to gay conversion therapy. Infuriated, she bolts of the house, wrecking it along the way. She walks through her Bay Ridge neighborhood in despair, ignoring people calling to her, before reaching a highway overpass. Unwilling to live the life her family disapproves, she tries to jump off, but Lauren, walking by, spots this and stops her just in the nick of time. Knowing her reason for this she comforts her, then takes her to her home.
At Lauren's room the ladies sit on her bed looking upset when she asks, "Why didn't you tell your family that you are gay?"
Miranda replies, "I already told you it is against our religion."
"You cannot keep it a secret for life. What did they say about today's incident at school?" Lauren asks.
Miranda says, "They went insane, saying homosexuality was a disease and that they were going to bring me to a lady they knew who claimed to be able to cure people of being gay."
"How did you respond to that?" Lauren asks.
"I said being gay is not a disease, it is who I am and decide to be. They refused to believe me and I ran out of the house after telling them they were dead to me," Miranda replies.
"Why did you try to jump off that bridge then?" Lauren asks.
Miranda says, "I love my parents despite their beliefs and got no one else to go to. If they can't accept me for who I am I don't want to live," sobbing.
Lauren puts her head to her shoulder and says, "I am here for you. It will be fine. I will always love you and nothing will separate us."