Anywhere But Here

by wynnie the pooh

In Westerville, Ohio, being gay in high school is a difficult thing. Making and keeping friends, learning to survive in a place where you're not wanted. Life was hard to Blaine Anderson. This is his story.

1. Part One: A Desolate Beginning

Part One: A Desolate Beginning

Ah me! How hard a thing it is to say
What was this forest savage, rough, and stern
Which in the very thought renews the fear.

-Dante's Inferno