When a guy falls in love with a guy
Paul lives in a small neighborhood in Texas. His family is very Christian, and that makes it even more difficult for him. Paul is gay, which means he is attracted to boys, not girls, even though his family wants him to be. His family doesn't know he's gay, and the fact that they're Christian makes it hard for him to "come out of the closet".
Paul had just woke up on a Saturday morning. He brushed his hair with his comb, and walked over to the closet. Today he wanted to wear something a bit different, a knitted sweater, a cardigan and a pair of black jeans. He put his clothes on, and went over to the bathroom where he did his makeup. Hah, how do they not see that I'm gay, he thought and went on doing his makeup which consisted of mascara, an eyebrow pencil and some soft pink lipstick. He styled his hair with wax and setting spray before he walked out of the bathroom and went back to his bedroom.
He turned on his computer, went on Tumblr and reblogged every funny or gay post he could find. Tumblr was the only place he could be himself, without people knowing who he was. Today he was going to show himself to all his followers. He had almost one thousand followers, and people asked him daily if he could show his face. This was the day. It could go wrong, because he didn't know if any of his followers were family or people at his school.
He downloaded a webcam software, and turned his camera on. Then he saw himself on the screen, and decided to do a broadcast for all his followers. He made a post saying he was going to go live on an online broadcasting website, and he did.
At first, he didn't show his face, and they could only hear his voice. His voice was kind of dark, but not too dark. All the people that were watching asked when he was going to show himself, but he waited at least for 30 minutes before showing his face. At that time, there were 204 people watching. He was scared, nervous and he had butterflies in his stomach.
He turned on his camera. It was too late to go back, and he looked at the comments. One of them got his attention. It was from one of the first followers he had got, and Paul loved his style, face and everything. They had been talking for a while, and his reaction for his face was overwhelming. He said Paul was cute, handsome and beautiful. Paul couldn't resist blushing, and said: "Thank you, Rob". He looked over the other comments, and he saw hate. About ten hate comments already. Things like "you're ugly", "you have a mental illness" and "kill yourself" was some of them. They were obviously homophobes, and Paul wasn't very strong. But he tried to stay strong, for Rob. He couldn't see him like this, not now.
He blocked the people that was sending hate, and continued reading the nice comments. They were super nice, and he couldn't help smiling and saying "thanks".
People suddenly started laughing in the comments, writing "lol" and things like that. He looked at the camera, and saw his mother standing by the door. "What are you doing Paul?!" she shouted. "N-nothing" Paul stuttered and waved to the people that were watching and closed the tab. He forgot that Tumblr was open, and his mother continued shouting at him.
"What is that?" she asked. "What is what," Paul asked. His mother pointed at his screen, and walked towards it. Paul turned around, and saw Tumblr. Oh shit, he thought. His mother scrolled down, and saw all the gay stuff (boys kissing, girls kissing etc.). "Yeah, what about that?" he said. His mother looked at him with a glance that could kill. "P-Paul, what is this?" she asked with a raised voice. "Nothing, just my blog," he said slowly, and looked away. She continued scrolling down the page, and found all the gay posts he had posted. The posts that said he was gay, and his experiences by being gay in a Christian family. "A-are you gay?" his mother asked slowly. "Yes mom, I'm gay, do you have a problem with that?" he said loud with an angry voice. "You're not gay, we didn't raise you like this. You're a shame to God!" she shouted angry and hit his desk. Paul grabbed his phone and his pocket and run out of his house.
He went on Tumblr again, and made a post saying: "My mom found out about me being gay, I can't stay in that house. I don't belong in that house with my Christian parents. Someone, please take care of me, please". He posted it, and Rob called right after he had posted it saying that he could pick him up. "But I'm in Texas, and you live in Ohio" Paul said while breathing heavily. He continued walking down the street. "I'm in Arkansas right now, I can come pick you up. Please let me pick you up" he said slowly. Paul smiled, and he said yes.
Paul went to the bus station, and took the bus to Texas City, which was 1 hour away from his house. Paul waited for 30 minutes before he saw his car. Rob walked out of the car, and Paul ran towards him. They hugged for a long time, at least 40 seconds before they jumped in his car. Rob was 20 years old, and about 5'11. Paul was 18 years old, and 5'7.
In the car, Rob asked how his mother found out that he was gay. He told the whole story, that his mother saw his Tumblr and that he admitted it. "I really do hate your parents," Rob said and giggled. "Yeah, me too," Paul said without hesitating, and laughed with him. They had passed the border between Texas and Mississippi, and they were on their way to his place in Ohio.
They stopped at a fast food restaurant, and got some food. "My treat," Rob said and smiled. "Thanks," Paul said and sat down at a free table. Rob ordered chicken wings and French fries, and sat down while waiting. They watched news on the TV that was at the fast food restaurant. It was something about a policeman shooting innocent people, and the fights for making gay marriage legal. Rob grabbed his hand slowly, and held it tight. He pushed Paul closer, and Paul couldn't resist it. This was the first time they had ever met, and it was already wonderful.
After they had ate, they drove to a hotel near Nashville in Tennessee and checked in for the night. Rob paid for everything, he was such a generous man, and Paul loved that. When they came into the hotel room, they made the bed and turned the TV on. They zapped until they found a movie to watch while lying in bed. Paul and Rob were lying close to each other, and then Paul gathered up the courage to lie on his chest, so he did. Rob played with his hair, and kissed his forehead like a little baby. They fell asleep, just like that.
The next morning they were too lazy to get out of bed, so they just lied in bed watching TV while cuddling and kissing. It was a bit weird that Paul's mother hadn't called yet, but that was okay. He couldn't stand her anyways.
Paul went on Tumblr and took a picture of him and Rob while they lied in bed. The caption was: "I'm with my boy Rob, and we're having so much fun! He picked me up in Texas, and since then I've had so much fun and I have no plans to leave him at all. For your information, this is the first time we've met, and I already love him... He's the best". He posted it, and after a few minutes people already had reblogged and liked it, saying that they're cute and a lot more nice things.
A few weeks later
They had arrived at Rob's house, and Paul had borrowed some clothes because he didn't pack any. They had become the cutest couple on Tumblr, according to their followers. Even though it had only been about a week since they had met, they were already head over heels over each other. They had known each other for over two years, and they had been sending hearts and kisses since day one. People said that they would never meet, but they were wrong.
Paul's mother weren't angry anymore, even though she didn't like the fact that her son was gay and in a relationship with a boy, but she had accepted gay people more. She wasn't against it anymore, and she no longer thought that it was a mental illness.
Things can really work out if you stand up for those things, or else those things won't change. Gay people need to be accepted, and no bible or holy book says that love is wrong. Then why does people say that gay people have a mental illness and that loving people of the same gender is a sin? Also being born in the wrong body isn't accepted by many people either. People can't choose to be gay, transgender, bisexual or even straight. Something to think about.
