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I have always known I was gay.

When I was younger, my parents told me I was gay. I always thought that there were no limits. Boys could love boys or girls or whatever else, and girls could do the same. I just knew that I loved boys and that's all.

When I was in the kindergarten, I played house with my first boyfriend, and and we were both the dad's, because that was what we chose to do. My teacher noticed and called our parents. That was when my parents sat me down and told me that the world wasn't always like that and that I was gay. They told me that boys- usually- liked girls and girls- usually- likes boys. I didn't like that.

They told me it was best to pretend that I wasn't gay and that I liked girls, so that what I did. I had "girlfriends"- they were really just friends that happened to be girls- up until middle school. Then I refused to pretend I wasn't gay.

I was happier being gay. I had a boyfriend from 6th grade until 9th grade. We only broke up because he moved away and became a total dick when he told me he was never going to talk to me again. His name was Jonathan.

I was single for 10th grade until I learned that casual dating was a thing. I also hit my phase there. I dyed my hair and pierced my lip and ears- I have gauges now. I started drinking and smoking early too, because I thought I was totally punk rock. I was cool, because I wasn't. I was a total geek. Apparently people loved my awkward nature.

I refused to play sports and spent all of my free time with my video games or my instruments or my circa 2007 Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco albums. I didn't start going to parties until I was forced to, because my friends wanted me to be there.

I didn't really grow out of that phase until I graduated. I kept my hair dyed and got as many tattoos as I could with the salary I got from Wendy's. I decided to go to community college for the arts and music. And now I was living in an apartment building with an extremist Christian man and his family as my neighbor.

His son was pretty cute, though...

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HEY! Yo, I'm not dead. ✌🏼✨

Now, that was quite the writer's block. I can't guarantee that updates will be frequent... ever... but I'm trying. You can't blame me for trying. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hope you guys enjoyed the 400ish words I cranked out just to get something out, but tell me if you find any typos! ☺️ It'd be much appreciated... yo. Until next time!

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