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Chapter 6: Losing Your Nerve
The next day at school, Marco found Ellie outside on the school steps.
"Hey Elle," Marco's voice was almost excited, "I've decided to tell my parents that I'm gay," he blurted out.
"Again?" Ellie asked. It wasn't exactly the reaction that Marco wanted.
"What do you mean "again"?" Marco asked dreading the answer. Why did Ellie always have to be so honest.
"It's just that you've told me that at least three times," Ellie replied, "but you never actually do it."
"Well this time I'm for real," said Marco, "see, I figure that if I tell my parents, then I might stop having the dreams."
"Maybe," said Ellie, "if they have a more positive reaction than you expect. So when are you going to tell them?"
"In a few days I guess," Marco muttered.
"Uh-huh," said Ellie.
"What? You don't think I'll do it?" Marco was annoyed.
"Listen Marco," said Ellie, "I'm saying this to you as a friend. If you really want this, then you should do it soon. Like tonight. If you don't then you'll just keep putting it off like you always do." At that moment the bell for homeroom rang. "Oops! I've got to go now Marco," said Ellie, "I need to do my Grade 11 English homework in homeroom. Think about what I've said, okay?"
"Okay," Marco said under his breath.
Marco did think about it, in fact he thought about almost nothing else all day long. He came to the conclusion that Ellie was right. Marco decided to tell his parents as soon as possible.
Marco came home directly after school on that day. He found his mother in the living room. "Uhh, Mama?" Marco asked?
"What is it Marco?" his mother asked.
"Is Papa home yet?" Marco was hoping that he wasn't. Marco's mother nodded her head. "I need to talk to you both about something," said Marco quietly.
Marco's mother shot him a perceptive glance. "I go get him," she said and she left the room.
Marco began to pace nervously. His palms were sweating, he couldn't breathe or think, and he was literally shaking with anxiety. As long as he had only been thinking of coming out to his parents, it had been no big deal, but now that he actually had to do it, Marco felt like he was going to be sick. Marco's mama came back into the room dragging his papa with her.
"Okay, okay," Marco's papa was saying "What do you want to talk about Marco?"
"Uum, maybe you should both sit down," Marco said. His parents gave each other a concerned look as they sat down on the sofa. They looked at Marco expectantly. Marco continued to pace.
"We don't have all day," said Marco's papa.
"Right," said Marco, "maybe I should sit down." He sat down on a chair across from them. "I want to tell you both something..." he began.
"Yes?" prompted his mother.
Marco took a few deep breaths. His parents were becoming more and more alarmed. "I want to tell you that I-I'm," Marco stopped and slapped himself on the forehead. "I can't do this," he said "just--nevermind." Marco got up and began to walk away.
"Marco!" his mother exclaimed, "you scare us to death and then you don't even tell us what's wrong?"
Marco looked back at his parents. "Okay, fine," he said sitting back down. "I was going to tell you that I'm--" Marco couldn't go on.
"What?!" asked Marco's father in exasperation.
"I'm gay," said Marco.
Chapter 6: Losing Your Nerve
The next day at school, Marco found Ellie outside on the school steps.
"Hey Elle," Marco's voice was almost excited, "I've decided to tell my parents that I'm gay," he blurted out.
"Again?" Ellie asked. It wasn't exactly the reaction that Marco wanted.
"What do you mean "again"?" Marco asked dreading the answer. Why did Ellie always have to be so honest.
"It's just that you've told me that at least three times," Ellie replied, "but you never actually do it."
"Well this time I'm for real," said Marco, "see, I figure that if I tell my parents, then I might stop having the dreams."
"Maybe," said Ellie, "if they have a more positive reaction than you expect. So when are you going to tell them?"
"In a few days I guess," Marco muttered.
"Uh-huh," said Ellie.
"What? You don't think I'll do it?" Marco was annoyed.
"Listen Marco," said Ellie, "I'm saying this to you as a friend. If you really want this, then you should do it soon. Like tonight. If you don't then you'll just keep putting it off like you always do." At that moment the bell for homeroom rang. "Oops! I've got to go now Marco," said Ellie, "I need to do my Grade 11 English homework in homeroom. Think about what I've said, okay?"
"Okay," Marco said under his breath.
Marco did think about it, in fact he thought about almost nothing else all day long. He came to the conclusion that Ellie was right. Marco decided to tell his parents as soon as possible.
Marco came home directly after school on that day. He found his mother in the living room. "Uhh, Mama?" Marco asked?
"What is it Marco?" his mother asked.
"Is Papa home yet?" Marco was hoping that he wasn't. Marco's mother nodded her head. "I need to talk to you both about something," said Marco quietly.
Marco's mother shot him a perceptive glance. "I go get him," she said and she left the room.
Marco began to pace nervously. His palms were sweating, he couldn't breathe or think, and he was literally shaking with anxiety. As long as he had only been thinking of coming out to his parents, it had been no big deal, but now that he actually had to do it, Marco felt like he was going to be sick. Marco's mama came back into the room dragging his papa with her.
"Okay, okay," Marco's papa was saying "What do you want to talk about Marco?"
"Uum, maybe you should both sit down," Marco said. His parents gave each other a concerned look as they sat down on the sofa. They looked at Marco expectantly. Marco continued to pace.
"We don't have all day," said Marco's papa.
"Right," said Marco, "maybe I should sit down." He sat down on a chair across from them. "I want to tell you both something..." he began.
"Yes?" prompted his mother.
Marco took a few deep breaths. His parents were becoming more and more alarmed. "I want to tell you that I-I'm," Marco stopped and slapped himself on the forehead. "I can't do this," he said "just--nevermind." Marco got up and began to walk away.
"Marco!" his mother exclaimed, "you scare us to death and then you don't even tell us what's wrong?"
Marco looked back at his parents. "Okay, fine," he said sitting back down. "I was going to tell you that I'm--" Marco couldn't go on.
"What?!" asked Marco's father in exasperation.
"I'm gay," said Marco.