Vanessa's love

New friend.

" Ah! you stupid jerks! " Screamed Alex.

" Hey, are you okay?" I asked.

" Yeah, I'm fine. " said in a high toned pitched voice.

" Ok. "

" You're Vanessa right? " Asked Alex.

" Yeah. Look Alex about what happened back there-

" Wait, you know my name? " He asked.

" Of course I do, everyone does. To be honest with you, you're kind of a famous character around here. "

" Oh. " He says quietly.

" well, it's hard being the only openly gay kid at this school. It's one of the main reasons people won't talk to me. "

" Really? " I asked.

" Yes. I wish I wasn't the only openly gay kid here. Let me be honest with you, there are more kids in the closet at this school then you may think there is."

" Wow. " I said surprised. " Is one of the popular kids one of them?" I asked.

" Yeah. His names Hunter. He's on the football team. Number 22. Get this, he supposedly is dating this cheerleader. Yesterday I went to go and see the guys at football practice ( don't ask why ), and I saw him with his girlfriend. They were taking but I can tell he's totally not into her. "

" And how do you know he's gay? "

" One time, I snuck into the locker room and nobody was there except him. He was apparently reading this book. "

" So? " I say angered.

" The book was titled " How to come out to your parents. " He said.

"Wow. So he really is gay. Wow. "

" Yup. " Alex agreed.

" Well I gotta go, can we catch up later?"

" Yeah sure, just meet me outside. "

" Ok. " I said.

Later came and I saw Alex. I decided to walk with him to his house.

We finally got here. When we walked inside nobody was home. We went upstairs to his room.

" What a nice room. " I said.

" Thanks. " He said.

" So, do your parents know you're gay?"
He gave me this look. I knew I shouldn't have asked that.

" Um, yes, they know I'm gay but-

" But what? " I ask.

" They just don't know that I get bullied for being gay. "

" What do you mean? "

" I.. Ok, I'll be completely honest with you. I don't just get bullied. I mean, I get shoved into lockers, get called gay faggot, and all that stuff. But what they don't know or any body else knows is that... I hit by my neighbors dad. "

"What! " I said shocked.

" Yeah. My parents are really good friends with my next door neighbors. "

" I don't understand. "

" I usually do yard work on the weekends for them. While my parents are at work, and my neighbor's wife is also at work, and there son is at college, I have to do yard work for them. And whenever I don't do something right, Mr. Devito, yells at me and calls me names like gay, faggot, shithead, and other stuff. And one day when I messed up, he didn't just call me names but, he hit me right in the left side of my face. "

" Omg. " I said really shocked.

" Did you tell your parents?"

" No. Whenever I would come home and they're there, would just cover it with makeup. They wouldn't notice. "

" Alex, you have to tell them. " I said angrily.

" NO! I can't. I just can't.

" Why? "

" I can't. "

" Alex-

" I think it's time for you to leave. "

Then I said " fine. " Leaving sobbing. It just makes me sad to here what Alex is going through. To come and think, his life is worse than mine is. I guess I have to say, Alex is my new dear friend.