Always Out of Reach

Failure?

"Where were you last night?" My dad questioned me the next morning.

"I told you the other day." I sighed. "I went to a concert, you said it was ok."

"No I didn't." He said simply. He always did this. Say I could do things and then acted like he knew nothing about it. Just another way to get at me.

"Whatever." I couldn't be bothered arguing with him.

"Well then....who was it with?" His patronizing tone made me cringe. "Your girlfriend?" I froze. It always made me uncomfortable when he spoke about "girlfriends". I wasn't out to him yet. I didn't know how he would react. He'd never said anything homophobic but... he was one if those people who would disagree with everything you said.

"Urrr....no." I said eventually.

"Who then?"

"Just a friend." "Although I wish it was more" I thought I'm my head.

"Just you wait...You'll have a girlfriend soon and you can take her wherever you want and-"

"Dad I'm gay!" I covered my mouth. It just came out. I stood there in silence waiting for his reaction. He looked at me in shock.

"Of course you are..." he looked down. He wasn't angry, he was dissapointed. Yet another thing he hated about me. Great (!)

I ran out the house to school. Away from him.

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I sat in form with my head down. I'd had such are good night....of course he had to ruin it. Then...who could blame him? I was a dissapointment. I had no talent, I wasn't fun to be around, I was sad all the time...

"Joey! How you feeling after last night? Tired?" Daniel sat down next to me and laughed. "We should do it again some time."

"Ye." I said quietly still looking down.

"Joey? What's wrong?" Daniel tilted my chin to look at him.

"My dad....." I trailed off.

"What about him?" He asked concerned.

"He just told the truth.....I'm a failure Daniel. Why do you hang out with me?"

Daniel sighed. "Can I tell you something?"

"Go ahead." I sighed.

"I-I didn't have a spare ticket."

"What?" I was confused

"I mean....I bought it especially.  Because I wanted us to go together, because I wanted to spend time with you, because I'm gay and because Joey..." he looked me in the eyes. I waited. What was coming? "I.....really like you."

Then his lips were on mine. I was shocked at first...but then I melted into it. Out lips moved in sync, his lios were so soft, so beautiful. He was beautiful. I was aware of everyone in form staring at us but, for once, I didn't care. I finally had what I wanted. Daniel.

"So..." Daniel pulled away from the kiss and grinned. "Joey Graceffa, will you be my boyfriend?"

My eyes filled with tears, I looked up at him.

"Yes."

Authors Note:

Aggghhhh finally! The moment you've all been waiting for 😂

Thanks for reading
Erin xx