For some reason, I was really excited to see Tyler. I haven't been this excited to see someone since Fi- no, that's crazy. He's just a really cool guy that I had a connection with.
As I walked up to the school I saw him sitting at one of the picnic tables. I never really noticed how young he looked yesterday. He has a childlike face. His eyes, big and bright blue, making him look very innocent. His hair, a chocolate brown colour, was cute short with the front spiked like a lot of guys nowadays did. He is also short, about 5'4", which added to the childish appearance. I'm not surprised that I thought he was a grade 9 yesterday.
"Hey Tyler!" I wave and smile at him as I sit down across from him. "I brought those comics you wanted."
"Sweet! Thank you!" he seemed to have opened up from the shy kid I met yesterday.
It's been three months since Tyler and I first met. He has become my best friend. I haven't thought about Fiona since the summer. I'm so much happier now.
"Adam," my mom and I were sitting in the living room reading like we do most nights.
"Yeah mom," I said without looking from my comic.
"I'm letting Drew have a friend over this weekend, KC I think it is, and I was going to let you have a friend over as well."
"Really? You ever let us have friends stay the night."
"Yes, I know, but I trust you boys. Drew hasn't gotten in trouble in all year. And you seem to be much better since school has start, happier. So you both can have one friend stay the night."
"Wow, thank you! I know just who to ask."
"Eli?"
"Um no, he left."
"Oh? I didn't know."
"Yeah, he left over the summer."
"So who will you ask?"
"My friend Tyler."
"Okay, just let me know if he is coming."
"Will do," I close my comic and run up to my room to call Tyler.
"Hey man, my mom is letting me and my brother have a friend over this weekend. I was wondering if you wanted to come."
"Um I don't know," he sounded very hesitant, not the normal Tyler I knew.
"What's wrong? You come over all the time."
"I know I just don't like spending the night at other people's houses."
"Oh, but it will be fun. We can stay up all night and play video games, and watch scary movies, and read comic books. It will be awesome. Drew and KC will be in the living room most likely so we get the basement all to ourselves."
"Well, it does sound fun. Um, okay I'll come."
"Sweet, it's going to be sick!"
Friday night while cleaning my room I start to worry. Dammit, I completely forgot. He doesn't know I'm transgendered I can't sleep with my binder on but he can't see me without it. DAMMIT! What am I going to do?
"Adam! Tyler's here!" Drew yelled up to me.
Crap, too late, "coming!" I run down stairs to greet him. "Hey man!"
"Hey Adam," he said with his shy smile. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Torres."
"Same to you Tyler, if you boys need anything I will be upstairs."
"Thanks mom, come on Tyler, let's go down stairs." We go down in the basement and start to pick out what movies to watch.
"I'm going to load up on food to bring down, any requests?" I ask.
"Whatever you got!"
I run up to the kitchen to get the snacks, but really I just wanted some time to think. What am I going to do? How do I tell him? Do I even tell him, or do I hide it? How would I hide something like that?
I make my way back down, arms full of chips and snack cakes.
We start the first movie, laughing at all the same parts. While I set up the next movie, Tyler stops me.
"Adam, there's something I need to tell you, it's pretty bit and I don't know how you'll take it. Up you need to know since I'm staying the night with you," he said quickly.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Well," he pauses probably trying to find the right words. "Um, I'm not like other guys." He pauses again, "well what I'm trying to say is: I'm transgendered, Uh, female to male that is."