Aric and I were friends since grade school. He's gay. Our parents are business partners so we meet like all the time. I am an only child and he's the youngest in 3 siblings, he has 1 sister and 2 brothers. The first time I met him was a shock. We were 9 years old that time and I was really crushing on him since he's really handsome. But right then even before I smiled he told me he's gay. Oh well, that's fine, after that we were inseparable, we even made February 10 our date of friendship and every 10th of the month we celebrate monthsary.
We've gone to same school together. Even with him, when he confesses to his parents that he's gay when we were 13. His father got so mad that he wants him out of the house. He lived with me for almost 2 months because of that, but eventually his mom accepted him, soon his dad and them all. It was happy.
In College he took up Political Science and I took up Journalism. Things were fine, but there are just some things that happen.
We were on our second year going to our classroom that's the only subject we're classmates World History. As usual he goes to the last classroom I'm in to fetch me and we walk together to the next building, we held hands by the way which is very normal to us, like no malice no everything. We even make fun of it since he really looks like a guy, well he is a guy but you know what I mean, his actions are really not that super – over feminine. Anyways, we're like that until one time we got teased by our classmates in WH which gives me chills 'cause it's so awkward and I just hate them for that. But somehow Aric hate it in a way different level. He did not talk to me the whole class and did not wait for me after his last class. It was so weird, and saddening. That's the first time in eight years that he did not talk to me. Well, I understand him, maybe. Well, it's awkward you know, I know it is. Is it? I mean we have no malice right, it should not be. Come on, Aric you are girl there's no way you can be a lesbian just leave them!sigh.
After that day, Aric called me to say sorry for not talking to me and brought me pizza in the library. He walked me on my next class, I tried to held his hands but he moved it away. I teased him for that. "Why would you move hands, we've been doing it for years it doesn't feel right" I told him.
"Well, we were kids then, we are on College now they might tease us, it's very awkward", he said.
"That is just weird, I mean we were in high school you never thought of that, teasing is much extreme there, and we're adults now, come 'on", me trying to explain. Right then he walks fast grabbing my arms to my classroom. "I hate you, I exclaimed – he laughs and walked away. Sighs, why would he think about that?
Days past and I haven't seen Aric anymore. I asked his classmates about him but they said Aric comes to his classes diligently, - but why not in WH? Does he hate me now? Blah, not seeing him in a day is just so odd.
I call him all the time and he don't answer. The day after the semester ended he called me and asks me to go to his house to eat pizza. I went there as fast as I could. I was so excited it seems so long, I miss him so much. We talked a lot like nothing happened. He shared a lot of funny stories about his class and stuff. Until he got silent.
"Hey what's wrong"? , I asked. "I have a boyfriend", he said.
BIG EYES! Trust me; I can swallow that whole pizza, even the box in my shock. I know, I know I'm being over reactive but due to how he looks I really thought he is just quite feminine in some way and not really to fall in love with a guy. Well HE IS GAY. Hmmp. How will I feel?
Am I happy for him? ---- WHY? HOW? WHERE? And I'm also sad, my time with him will cut in half. Well at least he talked all night about that guy and answers all my questions about him. It was normal again.
