"Hey Mare, What do you need to talk about?"
"I'm always so stressed and paranoid that they'll find out.." I couldn't say more.
"Who find out what?" She asked.
"Uhhh.."
"Please tell me I don't have to call the police." She said jokingly.
"It's just-" I stopped
"This is a safe place where you can tell me anything. I don't judge."
I took a deep breath. "My family is homophobic. Most of my friends never talk about that kind of thing so I don't know if they are or not. I know that a lot of people call each other faggots or they call something gay if it's ugly or annoying. I just need to tell someone this because I can't keep denying myself happiness. I'm gay." I wish the words would've just disappeared because what Miss Garrah said next made me even more stressed and paranoid.
"Don't let them find out."
