Disclaimer: I regret to inform you that I do not own High School Musical, the characters, or Disney Channel! sorry! don't kill me!
AN: Okay, this chapter is all serious and sweet...ryan and troy are coming out to their families...It's a little too sweet though, but there's already so much friggin drama in this story, so i wanted some happiness for a change! lol But there still is somedrama...k well,enjoy! REVIEW PLZ! THE STORY DEPENDS ON IT!
ALSO, TODAY IS THE ONE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF "TONIGHTLESS" I'M SO HAPPY!
Chapter 17: Proud to Be Your Son
Ryan's P.O.V.
I just got home from school, and I knew what I had to do. This is it, I told myself. I'm coming out to Shar, Mom, and Dad. I walked into the living room, where everyone was sitting, and I threw my backpack on the floor beside the couch where Shar was. Dad was reading a book, Mom was looking at a magazine, and Sharpay was filing her fingernails. I just stood there. Everything was silent.
I took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"Mom...Dad...Shar...I have something to tell you." They all looked up at me.
"Please know that this is hard for me to tell you, because I've kept it a secret for so long...and don't freak out, because I'm still the same person."
"Just spit it out, Ry!" My mom was getting impatient.
"Ok, ok...I...I, uh..." I looked Sharpay in the eyes, then Dad, then Mom. "...I'm...gay..." I whispered that last word a softly as possible, but they all heard.
"Well!" My mother said, shocked.
"Hmm..I suspected it..." Shar said, and she hugged me. Mom walked up behind Sharpay, and she hugged me, too.
I looked at Dad...he was just reading that book like he didn't hear a word I said.
"Dad...?" I said, worried.
He didn't look up from that book...
"Uh, Dad!" I said again. "Honey? Didn't you hear Ryan's announcement?" Mom said.
"Well, actually, there's more..." I said, looking at Mom.
"More?" Mom and Shar said in unison.
"Yeah...I'm dating Troy Bolton...we've been together for a while...and I love him, and he loves me." I said, smiling.
"Oh, sweetie, that's great!" My mom said, hugging me again, and kissing me on the cheek.
"Yeah, Ry...I'm happy for you." Sharpay said, and put her hand on my shoulder, smiling along with me and Mom.
Dad still hadn't said a word.
"Michael Joseph Evans! Your son has made a very important announcement and you haven't said a goddamn word!" My mother yelled at my father.
Finally, he stood up. "I'm going outside to read on the porch swing." and he walked off, not even looking at any of us in the eye.
I could feel tears welling up inside of me, and I tried to keep my lips from forming a disappointed frown on my face.
Mom hugged me, leaning my head on her shoulder, and Sharpay leaned against me. I was crying.
"He hates me, doesn't he?" I said between sobs.
"No, honey...it's just that...well, that was some very shocking news...give him time..." My mother said, then she walked outside after my dad.
I sat down on the couch with my head cradled in my hands...Shar sat next to me and rubbed my back with her hand.
"It's okay, bro...everything will be okay...I promise." She tried to comfort me...but I knew it, I knew that my own father was ashamed to have me as a son.
But, at least I had a loving sister and Mother who would love me no matter what..straight, gay, bi...they'll love me...and I couldn't help but smile at that thought.
I got up and walked outside where my dad was. I stood in front of him.
"Dad?" I said. "Didn't you hear my announcement?"
"Yes I did." he replied.
"Well, you're not mad, are you? Because, I know that you'll love me no matter what because I'm your son and-" I said, but he cut me off.
"Son?..." He said. He stood up and looked me straight in the eye. "...I have no son."
Troy's P.O.V.
"Dad!" I yelled as soon as I ran in through my front door.
"I'm in the den!" he yelled back.
I walked into my father's den and just stood in the doorway, staring at him, and smiling.
"Dad, don't get mad when I say this, but this is one of those moments where I wish Mom was here!" I said. My dad didn't worry, though. He could tell that I had news, and it was good news, because I was smiling.
My dad sat up straight in his chair and said "You've got news...big news, don't you?"
"Oh yeah!" I said.
"Well, get your ass over here and tell me.
I walked over to him and sat on the corner of his desk. I was still smiling, happy that I was about to come clean. But, that smile was wiped clear off my face as soon as I looked my father in the eyes. What if he disowns me or something? What if he refuses to tell himself that he has a gay son?
"Umm...Dad...I'm just going to come straight out and say it...I'm gay." There. I said it. I told him.
He looked at me in pure shock. "Well, that certainly is big news...big, shocking news. Why were you so happy to tell me?" he said.
"Well, for one--because I was so happy that I'm finally telling the truth, and two--because I have a boyfriend...and I'm in love with him..." I said.
"Alright, champ!" My dad was really proud of me.
"You mean, you're not mad? You're not going to disown me or anything?" I asked.
"No, of course not...I'm proud of you!" My dad said, smiling.
I was confused. "Proud? Why are you proud of me?" I asked.
"Son, you're the basketball star of East High...you get excellent grades...you're a handsome, funny, charming guy that everyone loves to be around. How can I not be proud of you?" My dad said, nudging me on the shoulder.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." I said.
"Yeah...so who's this boyfriend of yours?" he asked.
"Oh...Ryan Evans. Remember, he came over here to surprise me with a dog?"
"Oh, yeah, I remember." Dad said.
There was silence for a moment...it was a happy silence, though.
"Son, no matter what, I'll always be proud of you...I'll always be proud to be your dad."
"Thanks, Dad...I'll always be proud to be your son." I replied.