love conquers all

Boys Town

I am Micah Roberts. I am 15 years old. I happen to be short. VERY short. Mickey Rooney short. I am only 5 foot..

 I live with my friends in a place on the outskirts of Omaha, Nebraska. I just happen to like men... I like the rich, popular guy. His name is Fred Fuller. Everyone calls him Freddie. I really, really like him. if only he would notice me...

One day, that all changed.

Mo and I were sitting together. He is the same age as me, but he's definitely taller. Mo and I were kind of invisible, and nobody really noticed us. Mo and I were joking around when a tall boy walked up to us after getting out of the lunch line. We didn't know who he was.

"Hey, would you like to sit with me and my friends at our lunch table?" he asked us.

When I looked up, I realized it was Freddie!

I went over to the table with him, where there were a few guys who were just like me. There was our friend Tony, Whitey, Paul and Eddie. Whitey kind of looked like that famous teenage actor... 

"What was his name again?" I thought to myself.

 Sorry I'm kind of forgetful... Oh yeah! Mickey Rooney.

 During lunch, I couldn't stop focusing on Freddie. He was really handsome. His blond hair looked so luscious...

In American society, it's wrong for men to like other men and for women to like other women. In our own society we have built, you can love whoever you wish. I hope that someday everywhere you can love who you wish and people would accept you for it...

Someday...