Chptr. 2 : A Copletely Messed-up Surprize

They were on the bus, still talking."Why doesn't anyone like me?" Jeremy asked."I've never done anything wrong to deserve all the bullshit I get everyday!No one understands me.Just because I'm an artist and I don't feel like talking all the time, everyone ignores me, hates me, there was this one day my jacket was covered in spit!What do I have to do to be respected?""Just give it some time, Jeremy." replied Tommy."I'm your friend.""Yeah."said Jeremy."I'm glad to have someone like you stick up for me.Hey, do you want to come to my house this evening?I have a bitch-load of homework!"Okay." said Tommy."I have alot of homework, too."The bus stopped."Well, c-ya!" Tommy said as he left."Bye, Tommy!" replied Jeremy.

Tommy and Dil were walking to the front door of their house."Why are you talking to that looser?" asked Dil."He's not a looser!He's just different." replied Tommy."Yeah!Different!snickered Dil."Shut up, Afro Tan!" yelled Tommy."At least HE didn't shoot up the school like your friend did!"They walked in the front door, unloading their backpacks.

At dinner, Tommy asked his parents if he could go to Jeremy's house."You mean that kid with straight +A's in art class?" Stu said."Yeah." replied Tommy."Certianly!Maybe Jeremy can give you some lessons!" suggested Didi."I think I do just fine." scoffed Tommy."Sure you do!You've mastered the stick figure!" joked Dil.

Tommy rang the doorbell and waited for Jeremy's mom to answer the door.She opened it and said,"Hi, Tommy!Jeremy's in the living room.I'm leaving to get groceries.There's pizza in the kitchen if you're hungry.""Thanks, Mrs.Miryon." replied Tommy."Bye."

Jeremy was lying on one side of the couch, Tommy on the other side, and a math book in the middle."So if x = 7, then I guess the answer is 21?" asked Jeremy."Yeah, that's right." answered Tommy.Tommy's pencil was about to fall off the book.Tommy and Jeremy caught it at the same time, causing their hands to touch.Tommy gently pulled his hand back, saying,"Thanks." Jeremy just kept his hand at the same spot, looking at it, then at Tommy for a few seconds.Tommy just said,"What?" Jeremy stuttered,"Uhh,,,, I, I'm gonna get some more pizza." and he went to the kitchen.Tommy got up and stretched.Then he decided to go to Jeremy's art room and looked at his stuff.Most of the paintings had a Picasso-like look to them.There was a desk labled "Sketches" at the one corner of the room.Tommy pulled out a picture, looked at it, and was shocked at what it was.He was looking at a frontal nude picture of him taking a shower at the school gym.At the back of the picture, words were written on it, saying,"Tommy : To have and to hold, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health." 'Shit!' Tommy thought.'Jeremy's gay!And he LOVES me!' "Hey Tommy?" Jeremy called from the living room couch."Yeah?" Tommy answered as he quickly put away the picture and sat down on the living room couch."Tommy?I just want you to know that it's great to have a friend like you." Jeremy said."Why?" Tommy asked nervously."Because you understand me.You know who I am, what I see." Jeremy replied. 'Yeah, I know what you see,,, me naked in the shower!' thought Tommy."Plus I know somebody cares for me." completed Jeremy.Then Jeremy laid his right hand on Tommy's pelvic area."What the fuck are you doing?" asked Tommy, startled.Then Jeremy reaches for Tommy's pants zipper.Tommy immediately used his strength to push away Jeremy, suceeded, and ran from the house, headed for home, not giving a shit that he forgot his books.