Him (BoyxBoy)

Chapter One- Prologue

*Photo of Brad*

"Brad wake up! You're going to be late for school!"

"Yes Nani. I'm getting up right now." I said yanking the pillow off from the floor and covering my face.

Every day I start my mornings with a nice hot long shower, and a coffee and breakfast sandwich from Dunkin Donuts. But last night I was at some house party with all friends and then some from our school. All that I remember is that I got really drunk last night which is surprising because I don't like to drink. I guess it was in the heat of the moment. As you were probably wondering, I'm Braden, I go by Brad mostly. I'm 15 years old, and I live in a nice large city or town rather called Linbourne. I've lived here since I was seven. I'm an only child and I live with my grandmother who I love very much. I go to the best school ever, Linbourne High School. I grew up here with my entire group of friends since elementary school and are all I have left. All my friends are here with me, I'm in my safe heaven, and my home. Some of my friends unfortunately don't go to LHS with me which makes me really sad because I miss them all. Every day I spend time with some of the best people on Earth, some more time than other because they're my favorite.

I love to spend time with all of my friends that I have outside of school; hanging out at the park, or at the bottom of the hill near this lake by my house, most of the time we just go to each other's houses and watch scary movies or funny ones. Mainly mine though because I have a nice living room with a massive TV. On my free time I love to day dream about random crap. Most of the time I'll play on my Xbox or I go paint balling with my best friend Dakota

Every day I get to spend time with the best group of girls ever, Kimberly, Sara, Emilia, and Jace, or Jace. All of them are amazing group of friends to hang out with. The five of us have been besties for quite some time. I also live with my grandmother like I said earlier, I don't mind living with her every day of my life. She's the best person I've ever known in my entire life. I'm a really nice guy and love to be with my friends whenever possible. Sometimes I try to be mean but it's almost impossible. I could never hurt or do something bad to someone unless they've done something first. Plus it takes a lot to tick me off. Sometimes I'm shy to meet new people and sometimes I'm not. It all depends on the person and the mood in the atmosphere.

There are only a handful of things that I keep to myself but other than that I'm mostly open. After I escape my "shy zone" with someone I just met it doesn't take me long to open up to them and bond with him or her. What I really keep to myself sometimes is my sexuality. I often question myself if I'm gay, bisexual, or straight. I never really dated someone so I'm a bit confused. Often I think guys are good looking more than I say it about girls. My BFF JoJo says it's okay to be gay and that there's nothing wrong with it. I've known here for many years and I know I can take her word on that. We've been best friends since the 2nd Grade and she's always been there for me just like Dakota. I guess I'm just scared to come out and that people will forever see me differently. Only recently have I came out to my friends like a month or two ago. I Skyped JoJo and told her about it and she was proud that I was willing to stand up.

I told most of my friends that I hang out on a daily basis like Jace and all of them. The one person that is really close to is my best guy friend. I've known him since we were practically born. Ironic as it may seem, both my mom and his went into labor shortly after his parents moved to my neighborhood before it was even mine. During the process of the labor both of our dads started a good friendship. My grandmother said that right when they came out of the hospital, Dak's parents visited my house so the adults could talk and so his parents can know the area better. When the grownups were talking, they laid us on a very large soft quilt on the rug that was on the carpet floor and we supposedly connected. Although we're really great friends I don't want to weird him out and change our friendship by telling him that I'm bisexual or even gay. Recently I think I have started to develop feelings for him. I think I like him. I'm not sure. If my friend JoJo was with me should have helped. Sadly she moved to another state somewhere and I haven't heard from her in forever.

I don't want to throw all of that away with him, he's my closest friend and has been there for me since the beginning of my time, even when I was hurting, he was there. As the good old Forest Gump once said, "friends aren't those you can find around the corner." I know that's not the exact quote but I'm sure it's close. Dak is really cool, funny, smart, and sometimes dirty minded, which I don't mind. What I mean by funny is that he tells the cheesiest jokes I've ever heard. I'll admit he is really good looking; maybe a little cute and adorable... I don't know why I said that, I say that a lot. I have many swings on my sexuality and even get confused. He's a really great friend and we hang out every weekend. He lives in my neighborhood a few houses down across from the small park with a few trees in the center. My house is like at the back and over sees a nice lake with beautiful hills that you can lie on and watch the stars, the sunset, and even fireworks and space shuttles take off. I really like him at times and then I don't. I don't know what I should do; I might ask my friends for help.

I threw myself in the shower for about ten minutes just to let the hot water fall onto my body. I took a shower last night when Nani dragged me in here drunk off my ass. Probably isn't a good thing that her grandson was underage drinking, especially since she works for the state. She's currently on the school board for the state of South Carolina. My grandfather was a wealthy man so we have all kinds of money. Linbourne is like a mixture of middle and upper class people. Only a few upper class families live here. I'm not spoiled or anything, just glad I have a nice life style. My grandfather used to be in the military. He was a high ranking officer and his father was a successful businessman. We've got a lot of money from him but all that is in a trust fund for me. A good amount went to Nani. However she does get a lot of money from the state since she still receives death benefits from grandpa. And we have money from her father as well.

"Brad, are you ready, Sweetie?" Nani asked.

I washed my mouth out of toothpaste, through on my light gray American Eagle polo and went into my room to get my shoes and bag. "Yes, Nani. I am" I said grabbing my things and headed out the door.

Before you ask, I call my grandmother Nani. That's the name that I gave her when I was little. We walked outside the house and she locked up and handed me the keys to her Suburban. I have my permit so don't worry. She lets me drive it in the morning when I go to school. Soon I'll be driving , well in like half a year to be exact, which isn't really soon. The car that I want is a Dodge Charger. I love those cars so much. If I wanted to I could take the bus to school like most of the kids here but I like to stop on the way to get my coffee from DD's.