Over The Rainbow

Chapter 5: You?

*Terrence's POV*
I'm usually the main one in class answering questions, but after all I've been through I didn't want do anything. " Mr. Styles are you okay ? " My teacher said walking up to me in a worried tone. " Yes Mrs. Webb I'm just going through a lot right now."

"Just know if you need to talk . I'm here ." I smile and reply "thank you Mrs. Webb it means a lot . "Alright sweetie , remember I'm here for you ." She walks back to the front of class and starts techijg while I'm just looking around.

*After School at The Spa W/ Twan *

"Thanks bro I needed this." I said smiling at him. "I swear I've been stressing all day." He looked at me and smiled and replied " Bro you don't got nun to worry about I'm here with you ." I leaned over and gave him a kiss .

We got up and started walking around the mall just looking around. " oh shit let's go in footlocker." Twan said. We were looking at shoes and I felt a pat on my shoulder and I was confused because first of all who the hell is touching me.

I hear a voice say " Are you Terrence ?" I turn and see a mixed man with hazel eyes and a couple of tattoos with a man standing beside him looking
Me up and down . " You are  ?!?" I said looking at them with my nose snarled up.

"Terrence you may not believe me , but I'm your father, and I'm sorrry that I haven't been here for you son , I just didn't know how to face you yet." My eyes began to burn with the tears that I would not let fall. "Your mother called me and told me what happened ."

I looked at him and ran to the bathroom he ran behind me and I broke down in his arms "daddy why did you leave me , she hates me and all I wanted was to be happy." My dad burst into tears and replied " son I never left you because I didn't love you or want you."

He said grabbing my face making me face him. " I' don't hate you son . I love you with all of my heart . Just because you like what you it does not make you less of a man. You see me , I wanted happiness son and I went out and got it." He said standing me up in front of a mirror. " what do you see ?" He asked me.

"A nobody , someone who doesn't deserve life at all.." I replied. My dad tried not breaking down " whoever made you feel this way son don't listen to them, you have to stop hiding how you feel because it messes up this." He said pointing at his head.

"I want you to do something for me." He said wiping my tears. "Look in that mirror and repeat after me."
I looked and recited " I am strong, I have power , and I have a future." I repeated until I started believing it . I started smiling and I faced my dad and he looked me in my eyes and I gave him the biggest hug I had ever given.

This is all a little boy needs from his dad. All I wanted was acceptance and support and my dad is here to give it. I began smiling as me and my dad walked out the bathroom to Antwan , and my dads boyfriend.

Antwan smiles at me and said " You good ?" He looked back up to him and walked and kissed him not caring who knew or who seen us. He started grabbing ass while kissed. We stop kissing and I said "I love you ." Twan smiles and replied "I love you more ."

My dad smiled at us and replied "young Love was always the best love ."

We all walked out of that mall today with somethings  that we didn't even have to pay for, and that's LOVE, PEACE, And DIGNITY. I was always ashamed of myself even though I knew all along I was  in love with a guy.

I tried playing it off by talking to girls to cover up that I was actually in love with men . I'm sorry but it's who I am , and I'm no longer ashamed .