The day I met you

1

It was like any other day at St. Blu high school, except some worlds were about to change. It was Dan's first day. He moved from California with his mom to Montana with his dad. He wasn't exactly happy about the change, but he really had no say in it. Wearing his favorite pastel pink shirt, Dan entered the school not knowing what lied ahead.

Dan walks into his class and the teacher introduced him. "Every one, this is Dan," she said. One student in particular wasn't too amused about all this.

"You know, I'd never thought that i would say this, but can we please get on with class?" Phil asked making the whole class laugh, leaving Dan a bit embarrassed.

"Well Phil, if you feel that way how about we sit Dan here next to you?" She waves Dan along to sit next to Phil. Dan didn't really like this idea but he went along with it any way. When he sat down, Phil scoffed and looked away. 

Dan gave a slight look over to Phil and saw he really didn't was Dan sitting there. "I can ask to move," Dan whispered to Phil. 

Without even giving Dan a glance, Phil said, "I honestly don't care." Dan looked down at his notebook and tried to ignore how mean Phil was being. Phil glanced over at Dan, he had taken a particular interest in Dan's pink shirt. "So whats with the pink?" Phil asked.

Dan looked up, a bit tongue tied. "Um... i... it's pastel.  And there's really no reason." Dan got nervous from not knowing where this was going.

Phil laughed at him from getting all nervous. "I mean what are you? Gay?" He asked Dan teasingly.

"Um... actually, yes," Dan said seriously.

Phil just looked at him with a shocked but mad face. He did not expect that response from Dan. Phil didn't know what to say "Uh..i....wh..." He couldn't get any words out. So, Phil expressed how he felt by doing the one thing he never wanted to do. "Shut up fag!" He said to Dan, only loud enough for the teacher to shush Phil.

Dan looked down at his desk. Phil almost felt like he was going to cry. Why am I even trying to make friends? Dan asked himself. 

The bell rang for the next class. Dan and Phil both headed off their lockers. After Phil grabbed his books, he walked past Dan and shoved him into his locker. Dan dropped all of his stuff. while on the ground collectivizing his dropped items, Dan looked up at Phil walking to his next class. Dan sighed. It's just one class, so he cant really hurt you more than he has.

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The day went along well, only because Phil wasn't around. Dan got to lunch and since he had no friends, he sat alone. Phil was the next table over sitting with his friends. Phil sitting with his girlfriend, Mandy, and all of Phil's friends hitting on girls. Dan was at his table just staring into his food looking really sad. Phil got up to go sit with Dan. "Are you here to bully me?" Dan asked Phil.

"Listen I'm sorry," Phil said softly. There was sincerity.

Dan shrugged his shoulders and sadly said, "Honestly, I'm used to it."

"It was not okay for me to call you a fag, so I'm sorry," Phil looked up at Dan. "But, if you tell anyone that i said any of this, I'll ruin you." 

Dan had got intimidated from what Phil said, "Oh, okay." Dan said softly. Phil just walks off back to his table. I didn't see that coming. Dan said to him self. Maybe everything will be good now.

PJ, one of Phil's friends, came up to Dan. "We need more table space, so how about you clear out?" Dan got his stuff and left quickly so that he didn't end up getting bullied anymore than he has been today. Dan had ran to the bathroom to cry. Phil sat and watched the whole thing happen. 

Lunch had finally ended. The rest of the day finished, and every one went their separate ways home. When Phil got home, he figured he should message Dan. He had no idea why he wanted to, but for the first time in a while, something in his life felt right.

PHIL: Hey.....

Dan went home and hugged his pillow. I hope tomorrow will be somewhat better. He thought. He heard the message tome from his computer. He saw that it was Phil. Dan dosent want to respond. what the hell, what else do i have to loose?, Dan thinks.

DAN: Can I help you?

PHIL: How?

DAN: How what?

PHIL: How would you help me?

DAN: I mean, that is a good question.

PHIL: You looked kind of sad today. Do you need a friend?

DAN: Are you asking to be my friend?

PHIL: Well, yea. I want to be your friend.

DAN: Are you using me or something?

PHIL: No, I want to be your friend. Do you not want to be friends?

DAN: No, I do. It's just, no one want to be my friend.

PHIL: Well, you looked like you needed one.

Dan didn't respond.

PHIL: Well, how was your first day?

DAN: Well, you would know. You were about 99% of it.

PHIL: Sorry...

DAN: Also, i cried a lot, but what's new?

PHIL: That's depressing.

DAN: Just like me.

PHIL: Wow. I'm sorry.

DAN: It's okay, it's just that my mom's not much around she left when I was 3. My dad yells at me all the time for being gay. I have never had anyone who cared..

PHIL: Speaking of that, when did you find out you were gay?

DAN: Last year.

PHIL: How did you find out? 

DAN: I had a girlfriend. I started paying less attention to her, and more to guys. I just realized i like guys more.

PHIL: How did you come out?

DAN: I just wrote it all down and my dad found it. To be honest, it was a lot better. But my dad hates me now.

PHIL: That seams like a shit life, I"m sorry.

DAN: Sorry i keep telling you about me, how are you?

PHIL: My life isn't as great as people thing it is. Really I am a lot like you. I wish is could be open like you.

DAN: Well, what's wrong?

PHIL: I don't know, I'm just not brave.

DAN: You seem like a good person. You can be open.

PHIL: No I can't.

DAN: You can with me.

PHIL: I got to go. I'm sorry. We can't talk at school. We can only talk online for now. Just until I figure things out. 

DAN: Oh, okay :(

PHIL: I'll talk to you later on. Goodnight.

Dan didn't respond. He just went to bed. Phil logged off and did the same.