I was insane.
Insane for thinking that Grey was anything but sweet.
Don't look at me like that, he was!
To answer your question, I did give the poor guy a chance .. although it was against all the teachings I had treasured for years.
And no... I never rode his motorcycle. That monstrosity was a death trap. Mind you ..I loved my life a lot, and if I died who was going to love Grey the right way.
...
School was school and I was getting ready to walk back home. Grey was busy with his friends and I waited by the gate.
Looking back, I don't think I would believe me.
That I was in a relationship with a boy.
Me?
“Stop thinking whatever you are thinking babe...your mother will love you no matter what. You are awesome. If she can't see that ...then more for me” he said pulling me towards him.
I smiled lightly staring at the boy who towered over me like a light house.
Maybe I had to change his name from Grey to lighthouse... lighthouse had a ring to it
Yes, today was the day I told my mother I was gay.
It took me a while to understand that, but I didn't deny myself the feeling, because Grey made things so much easier.
However, people who suspected, sneared and shunned me, some going to the limits of writing homophobic terms on my locker.
“ Yeah ...she has to love me.” I whispered to myself
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Short StoryDown on my knees. I was begging to be loved. I was begging for forgiveness though I wasn't sure why. Was I wrong for my decisions, had I been wrong all along? For years I had prayed, worshipped, even going to the lengths of fasting to strengthen my...
