Under the peach tree (discontinued)

A trip to Canada part 1/2

This story takes place in Canada because I live in Canada.

Sitting in a plane, on the way to Canada, crying their eyes out.

Yep, that's me, Augustus Kelly. You're probably wondering how I got here. Well, I'll tell you. It all started only a couple of hours ago.

I'm only 18, I just graduated high school and I'm already off to university. My parents are a bit pushy when it comes to things like this. Always nagging me to be the perfect child. I try not to disappoint them, but sometimes there's nothing I can do.

My parents wanted me to become a doctor or something that makes a lot of money. Marry a nice girl that they approve of. Have some kids and live as a nice, upstanding husband.

Well, it ain't gonna happen. One, I like writing. I'm going to school to be an author, they weren't too happy about it. Two, I don't want to marry a nice "girl". Girls just don't appeal to me the way guys do. Of course, they don't know that yet, what would they even think. And "living as an upstanding husband". I'm already way too far off from that one. I'm a bit too "feminine". My parents are the 'traditional' type, in short, they're sexist.

Having said that, they aren't very accepting of these kinds of things. But I'm leaving today. So, there's no time like the present. And it's not like they can kick me out, I'm moving to a whole new country, from Ireland to Canada.

I finished packing yesterday. So I still have some time before I have to leave for my flight. I headed downstairs, father sat in his recliner watching the news. Mother sat on the couch with her book. Even though I'm technically an adult and they can't make decisions for me, I was still scared.

"Uh...hi," I spoke up with a shaky voice, "if you'll listen, the-there is some-something I would l-like to tel-tell you."

Father doesn't say anything, just looks at me like he already knew what I was gonna say. But mother didn't look at me, she kept her face dug into her book.

She still didn't look at me. All she said was, " Well, what is it? Augustus."

"Oh, so, you might not be, um, the ... happiest...with this. But, I'm-I don't want this to change anything between us. It-it's not really a big deal or any-anything. but, I'm-It's just I-I li-l-like guys... I'm gay. I hope you can understand," my voice cracked, tangling with my accent.

Father had gotten up from his recliner, he didn't say a single thing. Mother, on the other hand, had stood up sharply from her seat, letting the book she was reading fall to the ground. her expression was cold and filled with disappointment, as she stared directly into my soul.

"I thought you were going to do better than your sister, I guess I was wrong," she said with such a cold tone as if she didn't care. Mother had left the room just as father had done.

her words left me speechless, unable to say anything back. All I did was cry, silently. I knew this was going to happen, so why was I so upset. I think part of me was hoping that they would accept me. part of me wanted them to accept me. I guess mother was right, I didn't do any better than my sister. being disowned for who I love. its a little ironic, she loved a man mother didn't approve of and I'm gay. but my sister doesn't matter now I guess, I haven't seen her years.

I finally regain my senses, I rush upstairs into my room. I sit in my mostly empty room, which just has a suitcase along with a small duffle bag, an empty bed frame, and a dresser. I pace around my room, wounding 'what the fuck have I just done.'

I guess I was there longer than I thought. I hear Father calling me down. Father's gentle voice calmed my nerves, it's always done no matter how nervous I was. He was a kind man unlike mother, he probably knew I liked him better than mother.

My door creaked as I opened it. I slowly head down the stairs to the kitchen. Mother and father both sat at the dining table. Mother had glanced up at me, her eyes now held a small touch of sadness. I sit down on the other side of the table.

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thank you for reading and I apologize for my horrid spelling and grammar.

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