Chapter 10

I was sitting in the poker room of Harrington House. I was watching the snow fall gently to the ground from the window. I was sitting in a folding chair still in the same clothes from today with a guitar case at my feet. It was Salem's old acoustic red guitar. He gave it to me as a birthday present this year.

I had been tuning it a lot trying to find a song to play that related to how I was feeling at the moment. I finally decided on The Beatles Something. I started strumming at the guitar playing the song completely from memory. "I don't want to leave her now, you know I believe in how…" I sang to myself.

I heard the footsteps of someone walking up to me. "Mike? What are you doing up? It's two in the morning." Gord said to the back of my head. I turned around, my arm bumping against the guitar, so a few raw notes struck out. "Sorry to wake you Gord. You should get back to bed." I replied. "Well, so should you." I shrugged quietly. "Can't… my mind is scattered right now."

"What's wrong?" Gord asked simply. "Complicated relationship stuff." I replied. Gord nodded. "Been there, didn't end well for both ends." I shrugged again. "At least you figured out what kind of relationship you want. I'm still at a cross roads." "I'm the only gay kid at Bullworth. Who else could I find?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Only gay kid in this school? Really? I always thought Vance was a closeted gay. Then there's Peanut and his man crush on Johnny." I said trailing off. "I've seen them date girls, albeit briefly, but still…." He replied. "Doesn't mean they're not bi sexual."

"Don't matchmake me with someone; this is more about you anyways." Gord said focusing on my relationship trouble. I hesitated a bit. "My ex-girlfriend, Lucy, we made out." I replied. "Isn't that what couples usually do?" I shook my head. "Well, yeah, but I kissed her tonight. Been awake looking out the window since then." Gord's jaw dropped quickly.

"You kissed her? With tongues?" He asked incredibly shocked. I nodded, biting my lip nervously. "Damn Mike, you're in a lose-lose situation." He said, I was still silent biting my lip. "Tell me something I don't know." I blurted out. "Anyways Gord, I need you to keep this a secret from Amanda and well… everybody. If anyone else found out I'd be in deep shit. You wouldn't want that happening, would you?"

Gord hesitated and let out a sigh. "Amanda's a good friend of mine. I know she's brilliant. She'll figure it out. But, until then, I guess I can keep it a secret from her. When she breaks up with you. Don't begin to blame anyone else, but yourself."

Gord walked out of the room. "Fuck you!" I called out the open door angrily. I put my guitar back in its case and then tried to fall asleep. I woke up and it was 12:30. I had already missed some of my classes, no point in going today. I changed into a black sweater and matching skinnies with a pair of combat boots and I took my leather jacket off the chair. I walked out of Harrington House searching for something to do.

I saw Lucy sitting on the fountain shivering. "Either you're cold or you're crying, which one is it?" I said walking up to her, only to see that she was just cold. "Why are you here?" She asked quietly. "I don't know why are you here?" "I have nowhere else to go!" She shouted.

"Okay, I know that. But, why'd you kiss me?" I asked. "I don't know," She said in a mocking tone. She switched to seriousness. "Why'd you accept the kiss?" I saw her head tilt up with a smirk on it. "Fuck off Lucy!" I said walking away. She followed after me.

I was walking angrily over to a local coffee shop in Old Bullworth Vale. I'd been here many times in sophomore year. I sat down and ordered a cup of coffee. I saw the familiar girl sit next to me. "I suggest you find another table." I said and then briefly paused. "…. Bitch." She laughed.

"That's cute, now let's talk seriousness." She said looking at me. I looked into her eyes. "Do you even like her?" She asked. "Who? Amanda? Yeah, I like her. We have fun together. We have a compatibility that most high school relationships don't have." I replied. "Well, I thought we had a special connection. You said we did."

"I was a kid then. I was only 14! You were my first relationship and kiss, and…" I said. "Oh, come off it Mike! You know we were right for each other. You know the old saying, you never forget your first…" She replied, arguing. "I'm never going to really know who the right one is. That's why I dated a number of girls. But now, I think I'm starting to see the one I really like." Lucy looked flattered. Lucy grabbed my hands. She propped me up and pulled me in for another kiss.

I pushed her away. "Fucking bitch!" I shouted. "Just convincing you that the right girl is right in front of you." She replied. "I know who the right girl is and it's not you." I got out of the booth and walked out.

I brushed up against a cop. "Sorry about that, mate. I'll watch where I'm walking next time." I said apologizing. "Michael White, 16, and in a hell of a lot of trouble. Arrested for underage smoking, drinking, Vandalism, and breaking and entering twice." The cop said taking out a pair of handcuffs. I charged at him and kneed him in the chest.

The cop tackled me to the ground and put some handcuffs on me. "What is this? This is bullshit!" I shouted from the ground. "It doesn't matter what you think, brat!" The cop replied, pulling me up from the ground and dragging me over to the cop car.

I was being locked up for being a total rebel. I guess I'd have time to think over my relationship while I was in prison.

Author's Note: Sorry if this one came a bit short. It was sort of a last minute idea. The next chapter will be longer. Or so I can hope.