FRIDAY
Clay woke up Friday morning with a fresh new attitude. He got out of bed and fixed his sheets, tidying up his pillows and finally making his way to the bathroom where he would spend 40 minutes getting ready. He made it a habit to wake up earlier than Roy or his older sister, because they were too slow and he felt restless in the mornings. Grabbing his blue towel, his facial moisturizer, and brush, he began his daily routine.
He sighed in relief the moment he stepped in the really hot shower, feeling more awake and ready to tackle the day. He leaned against the cold tiles and thought about yesterday.
Once he was finally home he and Alexis texted none-stop. He quickly noticed how childish she is, and he grabbed at his chest to feel his heart beat, if he was being honest he was forming a crush. Clay shivered, what if we end up dating, he thought. For a moment he allowed himself to imagine. Then quickly came back to reality the moment he remembered her age.
He got out of the shower quicker than usual, being less graceful with his routine. There was no way he could let himself crush on his boss, it would make him weird, he thought.
Today there was no school for parent teacher conferences, which also meant no band practice. Ms.Vega had asked if he could cover the day shift. They became close quickly. Almost too quick, Clay was almost suspicious. Key word: Almost.
His room was as neat as his backpack, everything organized neatly. Everything put back where it belonged, this is how he liked it. Luckily he had an hour before he had to leave for work, so in the meantime he pulled out his phone, sat on his bed and texted Ms. Vega. She felt like a guilty pleasure, like it was wrong to text her but it felt so right.
"Hello, good morning" He typed
"heyy gm"
"I just woke up lol"
"Me too, I wanna go back to sleep. take over my job for me"
"I wish!"
"ummmm"
He frowned.
"Ummm?"
"can u come a little earlier like asap"
He wore a worried expression,
"Why? What happened? Are you safe"
"yeah i'm just lonely and i wanna talk wit you more"
Was this happening, he thought? It was happening all so fast but all he could was roll in bed in glee, spraying water from his wet hair everywhere.
The moment Clay stepped into the store, Alexis opened her door and signaled him to come over quickly. He quickened the pace, sparing a polite nod to his coworkers and walked in. "What took you so long?" Landing a punch on his arm. He winced, "Ow that actually hurt!" She tightened her grip on his clothes and hauled him in and closed the door behind them. He felt his heartbeat quicken as she pulled him closer to her body. Her breasts were practically rubbing on him, he blushed, "What happened?"
"First of all look at you looking extra pretty today!" she grabs the bottom of his chin with her finger. "I'd date you if you were a girl. I wish you were a girl, since I'm lesbian and y'know?"
"What? I didn't know you were lesbian." He felt wrong in his body now. "So you wouldn't date me now?" He mustered up the courage to ask.
"No I wouldn't."
The rejection stung and he almost winced, "Oh-"
"Because you're a boy."
"But if I was a girl?"
