You Tell Me

Loving Atticus

   I was walking to the kitchen, to grab a snack, when I heard my parents watching the news in the living room. "Who would want to choose to like the same gender, that's absolutely disgusting. I'm glad I don't have a gay kid," I heard my Dad say, I quickly grabbed my snack and quietly run up the steps. Why do they have to be like that it's not fair! Running to my bed, I jump on it landing on all the pillows as I try not to let the anger consume me. Why do they have to be so rude? I finish my snack and head to my desk. 

After I calm down I text Atticus if I could go to his house getting a 'yes' almost immediately. I get off my bed putting my shoes back on I walk downstairs, trying to quickly leave before my parents see me.

"Rex honey where are you going?" Mom asks with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm going to a friend's house to study" I answer, grabbing my bag from the floor.

"Ok sweetie be back before dark!" she says while turning back to what she was doing before.

"Ok, love you, mom!" I say while I close the front door, letting out a breath I start the ten-minute walk to Atticus' house. As I walk it starts to become colder, I hurry up my steps hating the cold. I see the house coming closer so I speed up more. I knock on the door when I get up the porch steps, almost tripping on the last one. Atticus' Dad answers the door after a minute or two of waiting.

"Oh, hello Rex, Atticus is in his room," He says letting me inside, smiling I nod my head and take off my shoes before I head upstairs. Once up the steps, I turn to Att's door, I open it seeing Att laying on his bed with his eyes closed.

"Hey Att'," I say quietly, walking to his bed and sitting on the edge. I move his hair out of his eyes, running my fingers through his fluffy hair, smiling at his sleepy smile.

"Hi, Rex," he mumbles pulling me down to cuddle with him. "How are you love," He whispers nuzzling into my chest, with a slight yawn.

"I'm fine now that I'm here," I whisper, "Can I spend the night it's too dark to walk home," I say cuddling back into him.

"Yeah, you can spend the night anytime you want," He mumbles half asleep.

"Thank you," I say smiling at him. I pull out my phone texting my Mom that im spending the night, not releasing I put my boyfriend at the end.

I woke up to my Mom's ringtone blasting from the dresser, I pick it up, answering with hi.

"Do you have a boyfriend, don't lie to me Mister," Mom starts with a serious tone, I have a mini freak out before I could answer "Hello I asked you a question!" They said getting mad at him.

"I was going to tell you, but-," I started before I got cut off

"No buts Mister, I don't want to hear an excuse!" Mom started making me shrink into Att' who woke up sometime during my mini freak out, he rubbed my sides while pulling me closer.

"Yes Mama, I do have a boyfriend, his name's Atticus," I answer, my throat going dry 

"That 'Boy' that you hang out with all the time?" they asked sounding sarcastic when they said the boy. I won't stand for her not respecting Atticus' pronouns.

"Ma, you can yell at me all you want, but I won't stand you yelling at Atticus like that," I start cutting off my Mother before she could start speaking again, " I don't understand why you're acting like this! It's not like I'm killing people!" I yelled getting frustrated with her