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There's a loud knock at the door when Oliver and I kiss. I know that knock from anywhere, and when I realize that, I panic.
"It's Kian, my ex-boyfriend." I whisper to Oliver, "He wants me back but I want you!"
He whispers back, "It's alright Tyler, I got you!"
He walks out of the room and walks slowly to the door. Seven knocks take place during that, and once Oliver opens the door, no one is at the door, except for Trina, stabbed to death on the patio. Oliver shrieks in shock as he falls to the ground. I make my way to the front door, and I see him there, crying.
"I know who did it!" I say, gulping for air.
He turns around, "It was him, wasn't it!"
I nod, but then I see Oliver's face light up. "He's here!"
I turn around and scream. He rushes toward me, grasping my neck as I suffocate. I fear for my life as I know I might die of asphyxiation, and when he finally lets go of my neck, I know I could die any second. I don't die, because Oliver pushes him off of me. When Kian starts choking Oliver, I pick up the lamp in the living room, hit him across the head, and soon enough blood starts running down, and I know he is dead.
"Tyler!" Oliver gasps.
Police arrive soon after, and I'm taken into handcuffs. I try not to cry, but watching Oliver fade into the distance doesn't help. They determined I killed him, and sentenced me to twenty-five years in prison. Many times I said it was self defense, but they just wouldn't believe me. My mom was right, being gay did come with consequences.
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The first days were tough. The others would torment me for my age, size, and that I killed someone. I still have the bruises on my arms from the fights they started, and the burns from the cigarettes they forced onto my skin. This was the real world hell, the one my mom told told me I would go to because of who I loved. It was a test, to make me be like how God wants us, and to scare us from hell. It's going to be a long twenty-five years.
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Lonely Places (Boyxboy) #Wattys2016
Ficção AdolescenteTyler struggles to avoid his mom, because to her, being gay is simply not okay. Tyler's rough time through school sends him through a crazy life with break up, murder, and regret.