We Are Human

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Warning: This chapter involves therapy, it does not replicate a real therapy session

"Get over here, faggot" My so-called "mom" yelled from downstairs. I was certainly in my room if that's what you'd called it. My door was taken away the day after I came out, my "mom" said it had no correlation to my coming out, but I knew she was lying. Now she was trying to get me to go to therapy, i would normally be fine to go to therapy, but too many things had been happening in place after me coming out as gay.

"You are going to this therapy" I used to have another therapist, Megan, she was really sweet and nice. But now for some mystical reason, we're not going to her anymore. I'm pretty sure I know why but I didn't want to anger my "mom" any more than I already had. Now I was going to someone called Madison, just the name gave me chills. Once I had decided to tell my "mom" that I was gay after 3 years in the closet, I wanted to see how she'd take it. We never talked about the lgbt+ community so i didn't know how she'd take it. And now I can see that it didn't end well, I should have just stayed in the closet.

"You're lucky I care enough about you to keep you here." My "mom" said as I got into the car.

"Don't forget to bring your wallet, we need to get gas and groceries "

"Of course" I answered as I held out my wallet, it didn't have much in it, with having to pay for the grocery and other things but I still had to contribute. Well, i didn't pay for everything, of course, my "mom" would pay the bills, but anything else i would normally pay for.

We were there, in the parking space of the building that had terrified me. Now sitting in the waiting room, waiting for my eventual doom.

"Noah Brooks?" I heard someone ask, I suppose she was Madison because once her eyes landed on me she gave me a small smile. I got up from my seat and walked into a room. Madison and my "mom" stayed at the door probably talking about something, as I went to sit on the couch that was in the room. The walls were a mellow yellow and there were many plants around the room and a cacti on the table in front of me. Madison was now coming up to me, and somehow she had gotten a cup of coffee.

"Hello Noah, how are you?"

"Hi, and I'm fine" I answered bluntly

"Mhm" She hummed, that's how it was completely quiet with the soft sound of the fan above us spinning. The silence was comforting until it wasn't and was interrupted.

"So from my knowledge, your parents are divorced, is that right?" She asked straight-forward. I knew we'd get on that topic but not this quickly.

"Well, yes" I answered. I really didn't want to talk about it but we were already on the topic.

"Uh-huh so how's that going for you," She asked, writing something down on her notepad.

"Well, I guess things could be better then they are now" It was true i hadn't talked to my

dad in months, after they got divorced my mom has never let me see him unless it was family stuff.

"I think this sudden change has taken a toll on you" I'm not sure what she's talking about. I guess at the time, yeah, of course, I was pretty sad about it but I've gotten used to the divorce.

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"How was it?" My "mom" asked me once I left the building and entered the car.

"It was interesting" 

"Good, what are those papers," She asks pointing to my hand. Madison had given me a paper with everything we had talked about, normally i would just remember everything and throw the paper out but Madison kept an eye on me till I left.