"This prom is not my cup of tea. I would rather be on my roof watching stars."
When you are the head of your school's cheer-leading team, going to senior prom is an unspoken compulsion. But Valerina Mathews has no interest at all.
Being the school'...
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"Ryder! What happened?" I asked as soon as I saw him sitting on the bench in the park with his head in his hands.
I was feeling really bad about leaving Christian. But something in Ryder's tone told me that it was a really important emergency.
"I am pretty sure I am going to jail for being bisexual." He sighed.
"No. You are not. What happened?" I said as I sat beside him.
"My parents saw me kissing Alex." He stated and my eyes widened.
"Oh."
"Yep. And then at that exact moment I got a burst of confidence and I told my parents about my football scholarship." Ryder added.
"Oh."
"And guess what?" He asked as he looked at me.
"Oh my god." I gasped as I saw the forming bruise on his cheek. Did his parents slap him?
"My dad slapped me." He confirmed my thoughts.
"Well, if you land up in jail, I'll be there with you. I am pretty sure when I murder your dad, I'll end up in jail as well." I glared at the grass.
"And then they gave me their iconic speech of how I am a disappointment to them and how they are ashamed of me. First it was football and now this. And then every parent's words after they find out that their kid is not straight- it is just a phase." He rolled his eyes. "Why can't they just, for once, not think about their reputation and think about me?"
"What about Alex? What happened to him?" I asked.
"He got their glares. A lot of them. And then we both walked away. He offered to stay with me but I just told him that I needed some time alone." He shrugged.
I just wrapped my hands around him and pulled him in for a hug.
"And then after I was alone, my thoughts ran wild and it just made everything worse. So I called you." He said as he snuggled his head into my neck.
"Don't worry. At the end of the day, they are your parents. They will have to accept you. Just as you are. And if they don't, you can stay at my place. Brandon's room is empty anyways." I said.
"You are the best, you know that?" He sadly chuckled. I just hummed in response. That was when something caught my attention. I pulled away from him and looked him in the eye.
"You and Alex were kissing. Did you forget to tell me a very important part of the story? The part where you and him started dating." I deadpanned. Ryder immediately went red.
"It kind of just happened. And then last night, I asked him out and he said yes." He looked away, trying to hide his blush.
"Wait- you asked him out? That's amazing! I am proud of you." I smiled.
