Star Boy - DNF

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My friends asked me if I liked star boy.

They said his name with such disgust.

Like he was a bad person.

I just shrugged and continued eating

my food.

Then they told me that I shouldn't.

That he was gay. That I was kind

of acting gay.

I scowled and pulled back.

I told them I didn't like star boy.

That star boy was pathetic, and that

I was just talking to him to tease him.

I'm not gay, I spat.

And they all started laughing, and

They pointed to someone behind me.

Star boy. And a single tear fell down

his cheek.

I reached out for him, but he just

flinched and looked at me with

unmistakable fury.

And then he said, I hate you.

Three words that I will never get

out of my head.