The life of Tyrus after Season 3

Distrust

TJ POV

It's Monday now. The first Day after the big incident. I wasn't sure how the others will now look at me but I won't let define who I am. After all, I'm TJ Kippen, I'm the captain of the basketball team and I have a certain reputation so I'm not really sure if there's someone brave enough to mess with me or Cyrus. Talking about Cyrus he also came out to his parents like required. I don't know if I had the guts to do that twice. Doing it one time almost destroyed me.

Whenever me and Cyrus were near each other today a few students would look at us. I can't exactly tell if they were curious or irritated. Either way, I didn't care. Cyrus was put into slight discomfort tho. Occasionally a few girls would walk up to us to tell us how cute we were and that they don't think any less of us because of what happened. But I couldn't care less. I don't need appreciation of someone else. Well, there is one exception to that but I would never admit it! But all in all, it was an uneventful day. The only thing that was left for today was the basketball training.

But something wasn't right. The team didn't really follow my commands. They either ignored me or did the exact opposite of what I told them. I don't get it. I don't want to get it either. I never saw my team perform like that. Our coach was also just leaning against the wall like he's observing us. What is going on here? I choose to end things for today with a small practice. Two teams, the first team who scores 10 points can go home early. But not even that managed to eliminate the tension which was hanging over all of us. I decided to do something.

"Ok stop, stop playing guys... What's going on? Why are you all ignoring me or staring at me? Is something wrong with me?"

One of the boys, Jimmy was stepping forward.

"Wrong is not the right word. But it's definitely not ok with us."

I understood nothing of what he just said.

"I mean you're our captain and now it turns out your gay? Dude, how should we trust you after that one?"

"I don't understand. What is your guys problem? So what, Cyrus and me are dating what about it?"

The looks I get from all of them is disgusting. Some are looking away, believing if they don't say anything that they are less involved. The other ones are staring at me with a certain hostility. What the crud is going on?

"Have you thought about how the team is looking from the outside if our captain is gay?"

This is a nightmare. This can't be real! Out of all people I never would've expected my own team to gang up on me for this!

"You guys can't be serious. Who I love doesn't matter when we're playing. What's going on with you? We're a team and I'm still the same TJ you voted in as your captain back then!"

"Yeah about that... We discussed it earlier today and we don't want you as our captain any longer. In fact, we don't even want you on the team at the moment. How could we have someone like you on our team who's the reason for so much distrust? We just don't trust you anymore."

I feel like I just got stabbed in the back. Those are the same guys I hung out with every Friday after practice. We all got to know each other so well, how could they do this to me? Our coach was approaching us, he surely heard the whole thing and is going to say something that will make them clear that I'm still the same me. Nothing about me changed and it's time that these dorks understand that.

"Hmm, this is worse than I expected. TJ maybe you should take a break from basketball... until the team gets used to all of this. What happened last Friday was a shock for them too you know..."

This is not real

THIS IS NOT REAL

THIS. IS. NOT. REAL!

The terror of this world knows no limit. First I get outed, forced to come out and after all of that I get discarded from my own basketball team I brought up to the top! And this is my reward? There are so many things that are going wrong here. Too many things. This feeling... Like the floor is collapsing... like the sky is falling down upon you...

After that weekend I was looking forward to that things aren't as bad as they seemed. But now I got the first-hand experience on how awful all of this is. I was just done with the world. Without saying anything I turned back on the team that after all only cared about my reputation and left the gym hall. I got tossed away like a tissue by the thing that gave me so much hope. But all I have left is...

...This feeling of despair.

A/N: Upupu, did you all really think I was already done with torturing my characters? I'm not done yet. How much more of all of this can TJ take? It's not like I'm gonna tell ya what's awaiting him further. But there's no way he could drop even further into despair right?...right? Upupu, you're wrong! Next chapter is going to be the final nail in the coffin for TJ, have fun tasting this despair I brought for all of you!