Noah & Josh

The secret comes out

17 missed calls - Any😌💛

Any😌💛

NOAH?!

NOAH?!

NOAH?!

CALL ME IT'S URGENT ARE YOU AWAKE??

PLS CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU SEE THIS!!

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I started panicking, what could have happened? I immediately called her. She picked up at the first tone.

"Any? What's wrong? What's so urgent you called me 17 times?"

"Go to Scarlett's Instagram profile" I could hear her cry.

I did that, as fast as I could. When I saw it, I just couldn't believe it. My secret was out. Scarlett had posted screenshots of my text messages with Any about Josh. It was impossible not knowing what we were talking about. In that moment I started crying compulsively. I could still hear Any cry. We both just stayed like that. Any knew what was at stake. Especially with my dad, he was one of the main reasons I hadn't come out yet. I couldn't imagine what Josh was thinking. I tried calling him, but the call wouldn't go trough. He had blocked me... I checked his social media, nothing... My worst nightmare had become real. I couldn't believe it.

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One week later

One week had passed and I still hadn't have the courage to go to school. I told everything to my mom, and she fully supported me. That made me really happy, but the worse part was yet to come. My dad was coming home tonight, he had been working on another state.

All of the sudden I got a text from an unknown number. It was a link for an instagram live. I clicked it, and I saw Any arguing with Scarlett. I knew I had to stop that, Any couldn't get in trouble because of me. I decided to go there, so I got in the car and, despite being afraid, I drove to my school. When I got there they were no longer arguing, instead they were fighting. I threw myself into the middle and separated them. When Any saw it was me she hugged me and started crying. During the week that had passed I didn't talked to her at all. I just wanted to be alone.

"It looks like the faggot decided to show his face around here" It was Scarlett talking, I couldn't believe my ears. I let go of Any and got really close to Scarlett's face.

"I always knew why you were hanging out with me. You're pathetic. Don't you ever get close to us again bitch" She didn't even flinch, like she didn't care at all.

I couldn't stand being there anymore, so I took Any and we started to walk away. But I heard his voice. 

"Let it be the first and last time I hear you calling her bitch, you fag" I couldn't believe what he said. I could take it from anyone, but not him. In that moment the only thing I did was crying. I didn't talk back to him or even looked at him. I just left and Any came along.

We ended up at her house. I couldn't stand being alone, not after that.

"I don't know what to do Any, my life's ruined" I couldn't stop crying. "Josh hates me and my dad will probably kill me when this gets to him. On top of that he gets home tonight and I don't have the guts to face him."

"This was bound to happen, sooner or later. Unfortunately it came out the worst possible way. Josh doesn't deserve you, not after the way he treated you. Now, regarding your dad... You have to face him, you can't keep running. He's your dad, he should love you no matter what" Any said all of this while hugging. She really was one of the few people I could trust.

"Thanks for everything, if it weren't for you I couldn't make it trough this." I started crying really hard and she just hugged me.

At that moment someone entered her room. It was Any's mom. As soon as she got in she saw me crying.

"Noah? What's wrong honey?"

"Oh, it's nothing really. Thanks for asking though." I was trying to clean my face, but she wasn't buying it.

"I know when you're lying to me. I've known you since you were little. Why don't you guys come downstairs? I'll make us something to eat and we can talk about what happened."

She was right, she knew me very well. So I said yes and told her everything. We were already talking for a few hours when I heard my phone ringing. When I saw the caller ID, I panicked. It was my dad...  I was afraid, but picked up anyway. I couldn't delay the inevitable.

"NOAH?! WHERE ARE YOU?? COME HOME RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION!!" My dad was screaming and by Any face she heard him too. He didn't even let me speak, he just hang up the call. I started crying again.

I stayed at Any house for a few more minutes but eventually I left. I didn't want to risk making him more upset than he already was.

When I got home he was waiting for me in the living room. My mom wasn't home so I was all alone with him...

When he saw me, he quickly walked over to me and did something I wasn't really expecting. He slapped me and started screaming at me.

"From now on you're dead to me. You are no longer my son. Is this how you to thank me for taking care of this house all these years? BY BEING A FUCKING FAGGOT???" I started crying AGAIN. He's words were hurting more than anything but he kept going.

"You're going to pack your shit and leave this house, TONIGHT!!!"