Chapter 9

25 7 15

by DessertedApples

by DessertedApples

What happened?!

I was hurt

By who?!

Them

Let me go to your headteacher! Let me help you, this has happened too many times!!

No! Don't you remember what happened last time you told?! They know things, they'll hurt you and me if you tell.

At least let me see what they look like!

No, I'll be fine. It's not a big deal!

Our sort of argument was interrupted by my brother coming in.
What's going on?
He asked, concern showing on his face.
Which rapidly changed to anger and hate when he saw what had happened to me.

He was your general overprotective brother.
He used to not care,
But then things like this started to happen,
And now he's a lot nicer,
And makes sure to protect me.

He could see that the situation was one that didn't need to be touched upon anymore.
So he changed topic.
Onto his new relationship.

A while ago,
Two and a half years I believe,
Brother had come out to me and mother.
He was in tears,
Repeating the same thing over and over again.
I'm gay.
I'm gay.
I'm gay.

Fortunately,
And unfortunately at the same time,
We were already well aware of this fact,
And had more than accepted him for it,
But for the sake of the moment,

We allowed him to cry,
To unleash the pain he'd bottled up for so long,
This was who he was and he was finally brave enough to let it out.

However there were issues with coming out.
Not everyone was as accepting and calm about this situation as mother and me,
Others hated it.

And because of that, Relationships,
Of all sorts
Friendships, romantic ones etc.
Were very hard to maintain,
Or even create.

But today,
For the first time in those 2 and a half years,
He had a boyfriend,
And one he had invited over for dinner Saturday night.
Tomorrow night.

Mother went crazy.
Happiness and joy bubbling and bursting out of her.
I was happy for my brother.

Seeing him happy made me happy.
I liked being happy.
Though it probably won't last.