It was early in the morning, and Jeff was already woken up since two hours ago. In a few more hours he would be in his dreamed school. The Dalton Academy High School, in Westerville, Ohio was a boys-only boarding private school, where there was a zero-tolerance policy against bullying. Jeff was bullied in his school because of his sexual orientation.
Because that skinny platinum blond boy with deep hazel eyes was gay. He liked boys, he was sure about that. Since when did he knew it...? He wasn't so sure about that. Maybe four years, but indeed, he thought he knew it a long time before.
Anyways, how much time ago did he knew wasn't the problem, but how much time ago others knew. He had trusted his secret to his father in a winter afternoon three years ago, and him convinced him to tell it to his mother. Fortunately, they both assumed the situation with a certain naturality, as well pretty surprised, so they promised support him.
Around of two months later he began to tell his closest friends and his classmates, who mostly took it fine. But a few later, when the rumours about Jeff Sterling's homosexuality began to spread around the school, he began to suffer the worst phase of his whole life. Many guys began to harass him, which resulted pretty easy, because of Jeff's shy personality, who didn't lasted too much before being abandoned by those who he believed his friends whose, terrified by the possibility of being bad treated as bas as Jeff did, joined to his bullying.
That way, with no friends and feeling hopelessly alone because of being the single gay guy in school, he ended Middle School, and began High School being harassed by his schoolmates and rejected everywhere. Worst came by the end of his High School freshman year. A monster tall and husky boy, along with most of the school Football team beated him to the hospital, where he remained two weeks. Jeff's parents complained in the school, but Principal would ignore them.
So they decided sending Jeff to that school with so good reputation in gay students defense. Single bad thing was the fact of having to send him to the school's boarding house, cause they lived so far away from Westerville. But it would worth it.
-Already woken up, son? -A deep voice that came from the door surprised Jeff.
-Hours ago, dad. -Answered Jeff with an also deep voice that the boy suddenly didn't recognized as his. With sixteen years, his voice had just changed a few months ago. -I'm just so nervous. -He added with a shy smile.
-Don't you worry. It'll be all right. -His father calmed him.
And by the first time in a long, long while, he really felt it would be all right.