idk if this chapter will be that long but, I hope it is good. Still in Kaleb's POV! :D
Making friends had never come naturally to me. Even through out elementary school, I was that one awkward kid that always played alone in the sandbox. My classmates kept their distance from me. It was as if I had some contagious disease. And, just because I moved up the ranks and moved to the Highschool, didn't mean that it was supposed to get any easier. If anything, it was meant to get harder and, boy did it. Now that I was out as gay, that was all that people saw. When someone discussed the topic of me, the word nice, interesting or charismatic never came up. The only words they used were meant to be hurtful or offensive to me.
My world was turned upside down when I met Maggie. She was assigned as my lab partner in Biology and, we hit it off on the first day. She walked in, sat down in her assigned seat beside me and instantly began to tell me about herself. She told me everything. Her favorite color is blue, she has a pet cat, she has 11 toes....blah....blah....blah. In the two hours of class with Maggie, she probably told me her entire life story. I am not complaining though. I had my first real friend and, it felt great.
"I remember Maggie..." Sebastian uttered. "She was quite the firework wasn't she?" I asked, not expecting a response. Sebastian just closed his eyes and slowly nodded, letting out a mucus filled cough. I just scooted closer so I could lightly rub his back. It has always been my way of calming him down. He always said my touch was the only thing that kept him sane. I would always reply with: "Without you, I would go insane." It was a joke, but, now, I couldn't help but wonder if that would be true. If losing him would, actually, be enough to make me finally snap. I, without him, I would actually slip into madness.
"Why didn't your try to gain my friendship first?" Sebastian questioned, a little hint of sadness in his voice. That made me a little frustrated but, I needed to come up with some witty comeback. That was my way of showing my affection. I couldn't be frustrated with Sebastion at this point in time. "Well, I wanted to save the best for last, love." I said, a smile spreading across mine and his face. In all honesty, however, the reason was that I couldn't bring myself to speak to him. Just the thought of trying to start a conversation with him had my heart racing. I just couldn't, I was a coward.
I told Maggie that I was gay in probably the first week that we were friends. I didn't want to hide myself from someone like her. She just laughed and told me that it was okay. I had never gotten that reaction before. I am not going to lie, I was suprised. But, I regretted telling her, leterally, seconds after I did. Why? Well, you know how girls can be. She wanted to hook me up with every single guy in the entire school, whether they be gay or straight. It was my worst nightmare come true.
I explained to Maggie that I had one specific guy in mind. That guy that was like the god of handsome. He made me excited, happy, interested and sad all at once. And, unfortunately, Maggie knew exactly who I was talking about. She giggled every time she caught me staring at him. Her eyes moved to me everytime he passed us in the halls. There was an upside to constantly having her monitoring my movements. She knew EVERYTHING about him!
"His name is Sebastian." Maggie was spilling all the neccessary information that I needed to start a "friendship" with Sebastian. Even though she knew things about Sebastian that even his therapist wouldn't, she had neglected to inform herself of the most crutial thing: whether he was gay or not. That had me wondering if he was gay and just wasn't out yet. I could help him! That could be the beginning of our relationship. I could help him and gain his trust! However, what if he wasn't gay at all. That would be the death of me! My heart would be like Humpty Dumpty. Broken and unable to be fixed!
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The Story of Us
RomanceThis the first gay love story that I have even attempted to write and I don't know how it turned out. In this story the narrator is Kaleb and his boyfriend Sebastian is dying and wants to hear their story. It switches back and forth from the present...