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Chapter 5

Jeremy kisses me to my surprise. I want it to last forever, I've never been kissed by a boy. I had to stop it, so I pushed him a away.

"Dude, what the fuck?" I shout at him.

"Sorry, your performance in there was so amazing, I just had to kiss you." He smiles at me. I blush profusely. He was a great kisser. I manage to force a question out of myself.

"S-So, a-are you g-gay or something? Not that I'm h-homophobic or anything."

He responds almost immediately, sounding kind of offended, "No, of course not, plus even if I was I wouldn't come out, I've heard rumors about this school and the LGBT community, they weren't good."

That's just how my school was, in this small town? No one dared to come out. That's a big problem for me.

"Hey dude..." Jeremy looks at me with his big beautiful eyes, "I kinda don't have any friends that go here, so can I sit with you today?"

I sigh. This dude just kissed me and if someone saw, I would never hear the end of it...

"Fine..." I say, "Of course I'll let you sit with us! You're a really cool person and I would never want to miss out on a guy like you.

His cheeks heat up and become red, "Thank you!"

He and I walk from the science room to where me and my friends sit. We walk to an area next to the quad, with a gigantic tree in the middle. There are a few, rather large, rocks surrounding it. I can already see Ethan, Leah, and John sitting there. They look up at me and see me with Jeremy.

"Hey, Roy," Leah shouts at me with excitement. This is usually how she greets me nowadays, "Who's the newcomer?"

"Guys, this is Jeremy, he's new here and he and I are kinda friends." I say, Jeremy cuts in after I speak. I pay close attention to his face and neck for some reason. His adam's-apple bobs up and down.

"So, ya, I'm Jeremy, who are you guys?" Jeremy asks. Leah walks up to Jeremy and extends her tiny hand. He shakes it, "John, hun-bun, get over here."

John doesn't move from his spot on the rock and continues playing on his 3DS.

"Don't fret about him, he's always like this." Ethan says, as he walks up to Jeremy. I look at them standing side by side. Jeremy is about the same height as Ethan, but a little shorter. If I had to pick, I would say Jeremy was hotter, but only a little bit. They have the same build, but Ethan is more buff, since he's on the football team. Ethan waves his hand in front of my face.

"Yo, Roy? You there?" He ask as he waves his masculine hand in front of my face. He just exerts testosterone.

"Oh...ya...sorry!" I snap back.

Ethan smirks and shakes his head a little. Classic Ethan. I feel my cheeks flush up and become red.

"So, Jeremy are you going to try out for the football team?" Ethan asks. He crosses his muscled arms. I almost swoon. Shit I'm making it really obvious that I like him!

"Huh...I didn't really think about it..." Jeremy puts his hand to his chin.

"I think you'd be great for the team!" Selena says just entering the conversation, "Oh, how rude of me, I'm Selena," She stretches out her hand. He grabs it and she pulls him in for a bro hug.

"Uh...I'm Jeremy." He says, gasping for air. I honestly have no clue how a girl like Selena could squeeze a 6" till he lost his breath.

"So, Jeremy, how was your summer?" I ask, trying to keep the conversation going.

"It was okay...I spent most the time unpacking into my new house."

We keep talking, until we hear the bell ring. Ethan and Jeremy really hit it off. They bro hug and the to went to their next period.

*TIME SKIP*

Jeremy and I walk out of our 6th period class, Yearbook.

"So, dude, do you take the bus home?" He asks me.

"Ya, obviously let's take it together." I say back at him.

"Hey, can I talk to you, dude?" He pulls me aside and into the bathroom.

He opens the door and he pulls me inside, he keeps taking me to the big stall in the back of the bathroom.

"Uh...So why did you bring me here." I ask him. He puts his finger to my mouth.

"Shhh! Not so loud! I just wanted to apologize for...kissing...you earlier." A sad yet serious expression paints across his face.

"Seriously, don't worry about it, your performance, was great," I say. He get confused at that, "Uh! I meant in Ms. Brown's class...heheh..."

He smiles and we leave the bathroom and walk to the bus stop.

I finally get home. "I'm home!" I shout.

"Oh finally! I'm starving!" My sister, Nora, says. She comes running down the stairs.

"Wow. Not even a 'Hi, Roy',"I pat her on the head.

"Whatever, what are you making today?" She asks her face lit up. Nora really likes my meals. I never see her like this, only when I have to make her something.

"I don't know yet, I'll have to think about it. How was school?" I ask her, while going up stairs to put my stuff away. She follows me up. I look at her. Her face is a mixture of happy and sad.

"I honestly don't know how to respond. You know, Mason?" She questions.

"Ya...He's your best friend last time I checked." I throw my jacket across the room onto my chair.

"Well...How do I put this...He came out today..." Her face completely sad.

"Oh...really?" I ask, "Well, I'll say he fooled me."

"Hey! Be nice!" She hits me on the arm, "The thing is, when he told me, some of the fuckboys overhead."

"Oh shit." My face turns blank. I know how this kid feels. Oh god. I gulp, "and...what happened?"

"When lunch came around, the fuckboy that must of overheard, walked up on stage and said 'Hey, everybody, we have a faggot among us by the name of Mason Bennett!' and the moment he said that everyone turned and looked at Mason, his...face turned bright red, he looked like he was going to burst into tears." She said, longley.

This poor kid... "What happened next?" I press her.

"Well...we were walking to the bus stop when, the fuckboys, pulled him aside...and...and..." Nora starts to tear up, "The beat him up! And I couldn't do anything about it."

"What!" I shout, "How the hell would anybody let that happen?!" I ask her.

"It's this stupid town! Everyone is raised to be follow their religion, which makes them homophobic. While they were beating him up, I tried to intervene..." She lifts up her shirt so I can see her stomach. There is a big bruise smack dab in the middle of her stomach.

"AHHH FUCK NO!!!! NO ONE HITS MY SISTER AND GET'S AWAY WITH IT!" I scream. I get furious, but Nora puts a hand on my shoulder.

"Calm down, Roy! It's okay, I'm alive aren't I?" She seemed like she was going to continue talking, until we hear.

"Kids! I'm home!" My dad shouts up the stairs.

I look at Nora. She gives me a "Please keeps this between us look." I decide to obey.

"Nora, sweety! Can I talk to you?" My dad asks. A panicked look spreads across Nora's face.

"Ya...Dad?" She says her voice cracking. She runs down stairs.

I hope Dad doesn't find out. All hell would break loose.

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A/N

Sorry if this chapter seems to end abruptly.  

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