Oliver.
He goes to an all boys school. Not because he wanted to. It runs in his family; his great-grandad, grandad and dad all went there. Now it's time for him to carry on the tradition.
However, Ollie is different.
Ollie is gay. Or camp if you prefer it that way.
The only idols Ollie has are drag queens, he thinks they are fabulous. Normally someones parents were their idols but not Ollies dad. Ollie hates his dad.
His dad is a vile person. Ollies mother died when he turned 4, he reckons it was his dad; no one hated her more than him. That's why Ollie hates him. He has never accepted him for who he is so whenever it's christmas, Ollie isn't allowed home. His dad says that he doesn't want him to be 'scaring all the young ones'.
But if I'm honest with you, Ollie doesn't give a monkeys cuss. He acts like he wants too, he dresses like he wants too. His school uniform is just a simple white shirt, grey trousers, red tie and blazer. But Ollies is different. It's customised. Around the collar and bottom of his blazer, there are sequins. His blazer isn't black like the rest of the boys' are, his blazer is a stunning, shimmering silver glitter piled upon his black blazer. He says that if glitter wasn't invented, this world would be bleak.
He doesn't get let off at school. He gets taken the mickey out of everyday. He gets told that he should go jump off a cliff, he gets told he should 'join the circus' (that one always makes him laugh, who wouldn't enjoy being in a circus?).
Ollie doesn't care what people think of him. He knows he's different, he knows that he won't be accepted. He knows that this isn't the place he belongs, he belongs somewhere fabulous and this isn't the place.
But everyday, Ollie tells himself that it's okay to be who he is, he's
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Non-FictionA novel based on the reality of some. [ Some characters are based on people I have known, the said peoples names have been changed. I will not say which character(s) I have known ]
