The Good, The Bad, and The Dirty

Arreglado

June Age 6

"Philly it's the last day of school!" Dan said, jumping into Phil's arms. Phil smiled and tightly wrapped his arms around the boy.

"I know! I wish it wasn't though.."Phil said and Dan looked at him confused.

"Why.?" Dan asked confused. Phil sighed and started crying.

"What's wrong Philly?" Dan asked, petting Phil's hair.

"I won't be able to see you at all during summer." Phil cried and Dan started to cry to.

"W-Why?" Dana asked. Phil sighed.

"Do you remember that guy my mom's been seeing?" He asked and Dan nodded. "Well he's moved in recently and he's sending me away to some camp!" Phil cried.

"No! What's it called maybe I can go?" Dan asked and Phil shook his head.

"It's only for types of people. It's called 'arreglado'. Apparently it means something in Spanish I don't know!" Phil said.

"That's stupid! What about your momma?" Dan asked.

"She's changed recently..I don't want to talk about.." Phil said and Dan nodded.

"When do oo leave?" Dan asked.

"Tomorrow.."Phil said and Dan gasped.

"No! I won't let oo! Oo can't leave me!" Dan said. Phil finally looked at dan, teary eyed.

"I don't want to leave you. I don't want to leave my princess." Phil cried.

"B-But we're suppose to be best fwiends forever! What if we aren't in the same class for first grade?" Dan asked.

"That's impossible. The class you get for kindergarten is the class you get for the rest of the time you go to this school." Phil said and Dan sighed.

"What if oo forget me?" Dan cried.

"I won't! I pinkie promise!" Phil said and interlocked their pinkies. Dan smiled and nodded.

"What! I have an idea! I'll draw you! That way you'll never forget me." Dan said and Phil eagerly agreed. He'd never forgot Dan, but he loves Dan's art work. So for the rest of the day, Dan spent his hardest trying to make the best drawing he's ever done, of Philip Lester.

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"Momma?" Dan asked and His mother turned around.

"Yes dear?" She asked.

"Can I go to camp this summer?" Dan asked.

"Sure what's it called?" She asked sweetly.

"Arreglado." Dan said and his mother dropped his plate.

"Excuse me! Why would you need to go there! Did that boy give you the disease!" She yelled and Dan looked at her confused.

"I don't have a disease? Phil is going there." Dan said and his mother looked shocked.

"Phil? As in Linda Lester's son?" She asked slowly and Dan nodded his head confused. "Huh..looks like she finally got some sense.." She said surprised.

"So can I go?" Dan asked and his mother shook her head.

"No. You aren't going." She said and Dan sighed stomping to his room.

Why would Linda, the bisexual, send her son to an anti gay camp? Tiffany thought to herself. Even though Tiffany didn't like gays, she'd never sent them to some camp.

Phil got sent to Camp the very next day. They didn't see each other for three months. It was horrible.

"Promise me oo won't forget me.." Dan said crying.

"I promise! I could never forget my beautiful princess!" Phil said and kissed Dan's cheek. Linda's boyfriend, Pete, groaned in disgust.

"HURRY UP BOY! We don't got all day!" He yelled. Phil was about to leave until Dan stopped him. Dan held out his pinkie.

"Pinkie promise me oo won't be any different." Dan begged.

"Only if you promise me you won't be any different." Dan giggled and nodded. Phil interlocked their pinkies and he kissed Dan's fingers. Pete banged on the door one last time and Phil got in the car.

"I'll see oo soon my prince!" Dan yelled as the car was driving away.

"Indeed you will my princess!" Phil yelled back.

The first promise didn't break. But a lot can happen in three months.

How do you feel about this Pete guy? How do you think he convinced Linda to send her son to an anti gay camp?