What We Do For Fun // Gawsten

Chapter 5

"Awsten! Get down here! The Wigington's will be here in an hour and I need help setting up the table!", my mom called from downstairs. I was currently in my room listening to Good Charlotte on my speaker. I huffed, but nonetheless sat up and turned the music off. I disconnected my phone from the aux chord and made my way downstairs. 

"What?", I asked annoyed once I reached the kitchen. 

"Set up the plates please and get the plastic cups from the cabnet.", she said and i complied. I got the plates and cups and set them up around the table. 

"How long have you known Geoff?", I asked out of the blue. 

"Geoff?", she was caught off guard by the question, "I've known his family for about 5 years now. He was about 13.", she said and I nodded. 

I stayed quiet for the rest of the time I was setting up the table. I don't know why I wanted to know that, it just felt like I needed to know. 

Once I was done, I helped set up the food making sure it was all good. 

"Thank you, you can go back to your room if you want to until they come.". I mumbled a small 'cool' and went back up to my room until my mom yelled for me to come down 30 minutes later. 

"Awsten! The Wingington's are here!", I rolled my eyes and got up. As I made my way down the stairs I heard talking and laughter. I saw my mom at the bottom and the stairway standing across from Geoff and I'm assuming his mom. 

"Awsten!", my mom said once she realized I was coming down, "This is Lisa, Geoff's mother." "Oh this is Awsten? I didn't think he would look so ... bold", she laughed. Bold?  "Trust me, that was all his father. He came to me already with the purple hair and everything.", she laughed. I rolled my eyes. My mom has been telling me to get the color out of my hair since she first saw me, but I never listened. 

Geoff just stayed quiet throughout the whole conversation looking down at his shoes. He was wearing different clothes from earlier obviously. He was wearing black jeans and a white button up with vans. To say he did not look cute was a complete lie, but I decided to not say anything. 

When the two were done laughing my mom guided Lisa into the kitchen leaving Geoff and I alone for the second time today. 

"Now I see where you get your judgement from.", I sneered and turned my heel walking into the kitchen. 

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"I really wish she could have made it, but I understand she wants to get everything ready for college.", my mom said once she was done with her food. 

"She wanted to come, but she had to make sure everything was all set. She leaves on Friday.", Lisa said. 

"Oh wow! She's grown up so fast!", my mom exclaimed making Lisa tear up a bit. "Oh no, Awsten can you take Geoff up to your room so we can talk privately?"

I looked at Geoff and just stood up leaving the kitchen with him following behind me. We walked into my bedroom and I sat on my bed while he was just standing up along the wall. 

"You know, you can sit if you want?", I say and he sits down at the chair at my desk. 

 "You don't talk much do you?", I asked. "I do, it's just I don't feel comfortable around you.", he says making me fake gasp. "Wow. I'm hurt. Why?", I pressured him. He looked down and that's when it clicked. "Is it because I'm gay?", I questioned. "I don't want you to get the wrong idea and also, I'm not gay. Being gay is a sin.", he says and I groan loudly falling back onto my bed. 

"Back to the sins. I. don't. care. It may be a sin, but I don't care Geoff", I sat up to look at him, "Honestly, no offense, but would I believe in something I've never seen?", I fought back. "You can't tell me you've never sinned before, you are not a perfect little church boy and I know that Geoff Wigington." 

"And how would you know that?", he fought back. "Because Geoff Wigington, don't tell me you've never thought something differently about a boy. Don't lie to yourself. I see you looking at me during the services. Unless there's another reason you can't take your eyes off of me you can't lie to yourself."

We both heard Geoff's name being called, but didn't look away from each other. 

"I'm not gay."

And with that Geoff stood up and left.