jake has his mouth shut: act i

first night homeless

i've been out on the street for 24 hours now.

to be honest, not the best experience. sleeping on the cold, hard sidewalk near the mcdonalds isn't the best idea. but hey, at least i can get some breakfast here.

mike texted me saying that there's gonna be a surprise for me in 2 weeks. have to say i'm excited.

but for now, all i can do is suck it up, get some mcdonalds for breakfast, and head the fuck to school.

ah, the school yard. my favorite place to spend the school mornings in. because then i actually have some peace and quiet without fucking leonard and his stupid now girlfriend crystal.

not having him around me even if it's for like, 30 minutes is a blessing in disguise. 

william hasn't arrived yet. hope he won't be late today.

"hey, dork. the hell happened to your sweatshirt?" leonard asked me.

"wouldn't you like to know? fuck off, leonard." 

i honestly don't know how the hell i did that. i'm lucky he didn't kick my ass yet.

for the first night as a homeless dude i'm feeling... okay?

like, it's not a different experience besides my headache.

my house wasn't any different. my bed was so beat up i could barely even sleep on it.

"hey jake, you feeling good?" william asked.

"oh, yeah i'm okay. just a little headache from sleeping on the floor last night. why do you think people call me floor boy huh?" 

a nickname of mine that generated from my sleeping habits of falling asleep on the floor is 'floor boy.' i plan to use that in an album someday. feel like it could do nicely.

after school ended, me and william walked together. i had to tell him about the fact that i've been kicked out.

"hey will, i need to tell you something. but don't tell anyone." i said.

"yeah sure, what's up?" he asked.

"so, you know how i'm, like.. bisexual?"

"mhm, what about it?"

"well," i took a deep breath and said; "my parents kind of kicked me out of the house because of that.."

"is this a joke?" he asked.

"no. last night i slept on the street."

"well, please come to my house for lunch at least. i can't be having my best friend starve."

"thanks man." i said, and followed him to his house.

will has two brothers, vincent and aster. i like them, they're both older than us but they're still pretty cool.

"hi sweetie, oh! hi jake!" said will's mom, linda. she's a very nice lady.

"ah, jake, what a pleasant surprise!" said will's dad, roger. roger's a musician, and he's very good at it. he's a very nice bassist.

we all sat down to eat lunch together. will's family felt like a second family to me. well, not that i've ever had a family..

"so jake, what's with the suitcase and everything?" linda asked.

i should tell them.

"my parents kicked me out of the house. because of the fact that i'm bisexual. so i've been out on the street since yesterday."

"what? that is so unfair. you don't have control over your sexual identity." said aster, the oldest brother.

"we have a spare room that you can use to sleep in. we can't have you sleeping out in the streets." said roger.

"maybe just for tonight, i don't wanna be a bother, you know?"

me and william's family talked for a little bit, and then nighttime came. i took a shower, put on some clothes and went to sleep in the spare room. i was insanely grateful.


so for now, goodnight.