So Long

Chapter 2

For the next few hours, going back and forth, I was texting Adrian. We had so much in common!

       We were just so compatible that it was almost meant to be! No I didn't tell Adrian that because that would freak her out, but I thought about it. Man did I think about it. We talked for 7 hours and not losing interest in anything.

        What if my mom finds out that I like her? Will she think any different of me? Well I'll make sure she doesn't know.

          I felt so calm and relaxed when I talked to her. I felt like Adrian understood me. She was so sweet. There was just so much I wanted to learn about her, but I don't want her to find out about my fucked up family.

         As the days went on during the summer I was so much happier. I was either talking to Adrian or blaring music in my room and dancing. I never really went outside, but when I did I was walking or skateboarding. My mom never really forced me to do anything I didn't want to do. She thought that if she let me be myself I would be happier, and she was right. The only thing is that she didn't like gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals, transgenders, etc... She would hate me if she found out.

        I don't get what all the fuss is about. Being different doesn't mean anything. It means that you're not afraid to express themselves. I always knew there was something different about me from the beginning. I had looked at girls different than my friends. I always thought there was more than just a pretty face that I wanted to see. Whenever my friends were swooning over these guys with abs, muscles, and that were always shirtless, I was the one with the guys looking at girls in bikinis and just gawking over all these models. Yes there were some guys that I thought were attractive, but I didn't think that all the guys my friends liked were attractive.

        When I met Adrian I had felt like I met someone I felt like I could be myself and share things I couldn't with my mom. I felt a spark when we hugged each other goodbye. She wasn't like all the others that just pushed me away. They all felt awkward around me, but Adrian was like my best friend (Grace) and I could tell her anything.

        I decided to call Adrian. On the fourth ring I heard her voice.

                        "Hello?"                

"Hey, um I was wondering if you wanted to hang out today if you didn't have any plans." I say nervously into the reciever.

         "Sure!" I hear her say on the other line, and I can almost hear the smile she has on her face.

        "Great! Um where do you want to meet?" I ask

                "How about your place?"                        "Sure! Let me just ask my mom really quick"

                        "MOM! CAN I HAVE A FRIEND OVER!?!?!?" I holler downstairs.

 "Sure sweetie!" she hollers back at me.

                "She said yeah. When do you want to come over?" I say back into the phone.

   "Is around 20 minutes okay?" she asks me and now she sounds a little nervous.

        "Yeah that's fine" I say back to her. I give her my address and tells me she will be over soon.

                I try to pick up my room before she comes over, and I pick up the bathroom as well.

        My room really consists of posters of Escape the Fate, Falling in Reverse, Asking Alexandria, and so on plus a full size bed, a desk, a dresser, and a bedside table. So I mean its nothing too impressive, but it's not terrible. I have a pretty decent sized room with black walls. I have a chandelier hanging from my ceiling with these diamond things hanging from it.

        Within a few minutes after I finished picking up my bathroom I hear a knock on the door. I run downstairs and see that my mom opened up the door to a very pretty looking Adrian in black skinny jeans, an Of Mice & Men crewneck t-shirt, and black vans. I looked at her with a huge smile, and she did the same.

                "Welcome to our home, I am Mrs. Phillips, but you can call me Lynn." my mom greets Adrian at the door.

        "Mom I think we are gonna go up to my room and hang out." I tell my mom and motioning for Adrian to follow me.

                "Okay just let me know if you need anything" my mom tells me as we start up the stairs

        "I'm sorry for her. She can be kind of overwhelming at first."

                "It's okay. I like her. She seems like she is a sweet woman." she says with a smile.

        "So what do you want to do?" she says with a mischevious smile planted on her lips.