||| PLOT CREDIT GOES TO -kittyjoon ||| It seemed like yesterday when Marcus had came out to his family. It was quick and fast, almost like pulling off a bandaid. His father had bursted into a laughing fit and his mother sighed. I gave Mom an uneasy look and she grimaced. "We might have placed a bet." Mom said handing my dad a one hundred dollar bill. Dad wiped tears from his eyes and hugged me. I smiled. Now I stood in the middle of people waving flags, takin pictures, and handing out buttons. That cute man handing out buttons changed my life forever.