Degrassi: A New Outlook
By: JP
Disclaimer: Don't know, Don't own, don't really care if you're offended by gay content cause by now you would've stopped reading.
Part 13 - The Unknown Part Two
"Wow Marco. Are you sure you want to do that?" Dylan asked.
Marco thought for a second about his answer. "Yeah. Yeah I'm sure. I am tired of living in the closet. Our school knows, and eventually, my parents will find out whether or not I tell them. I think it would be better if I told them than my parents finding out from somebody else's parents."
"I think that's really brave of you Marco. We'll all be behind you one hundred percent," Paige said. "Thanks. I'm really nervous though," Marco said.
Dylan puts a hand on Marco's shoulder. "Do you want me to be there when you tell them?"
Marco smiles. "Thanks Dylan, but no. I don't want you to be attacked if I am attacked. Verbally, or physically. But, Paige, if you wouldn't mind, I would love it if you could be there."
"Of course Marco. I'm totally there!" Paige said.
"Okay, well, I'm going to tell them next Friday. I just hope I'm ready."
The next week went pretty smooth. Paige and Dylan's parents came back home from their trip, and Marco went back home after staying the night everynight. But then Friday came.
Marco walked into school nervous as hell, thinking about what would happen tonight when he would come out to his parents. Paige and Dylan saw him walk in, and walked over to him.
"How are you feeling about tonight?" Dylan asked.
"Does the word 'puke' mean anything to you?" Marco replied. Paige frowned.
"Oh Marco. I'm sure things will be fine. I'll be there with you. I don't think your parents will freak out with me there."
"You don't know my dad. He doesn't know how to watch his mouth. He's always commenting on different things at the most inappropriate times."
"Marco," Dylan said. "The more you worry, the worse it'll be. Just try to calm down. I know it's a big step, but once you do it, you'll feel so much better."
The bell rang and the three friends went to their respective classrooms. The day went by fast for Marco, as all days do when you have something scary to do. Paige met Marco at his locker after the final bell. "You don't look very good," Paige said.
"Oh sorry Paige. I guess I should go freshen up because appearence is so important WHEN YOU COME OUT TO YOUR PARENTS!!!" Marco exclaimed. Students walking by stared at them.
"Wow. Someone has a stick up their butt," Paige said.
Marco sighed. "I'm sorry Paige. But my nerves are on overdrive right now."
"I understand. Just breathe, and then breathe again, and let's go," Paige said while hugging Marco.
Since Dylan had hockey practice, Paige and Marco walked to Marco's house(AN: THIS TAKES PLACE BEFORE PAIGE GOT HER LICENSE). They talked about people at school, and the English project Ms. Kwan had assigned them for the weekend. They were so lost in discussion that they were actually suprised when all of a sudden they showed up on Marco's doorstep.
"Oh Paige. I don't think I can do this," Marco said.
"Marco, hun, just breathe!" Paige exclaimed. She said it so loud, that Marco's mom opened the front door.
"Oh Marco it's you! Oh hello Paige," she said.
"Hi Mrs. Del Rossi," Paige smiled.
"Ma, um, I need to talk to you and dad. Can we talk in the living room?" Marco said.
"Oh of course sweetheart," Mrs. Del Rossi said. She went to go get her husband, Marco's father, while Marco just stood in the doorway. Paige grimaced.
"You're going to be fine," she whispered in his ear. Marco breathed deeply, and entered his house, with Paige following him.
The Del Rossi living room was filled with the light of the bright spring day outside. Mr. and Mrs. Del Rossi sat in armchairs facing Paige and Marco on the couch. Marco was staring at the ground. Paige just smiled. Mr. and Mrs. Del Rossi had their brows furrowed in confused looks.
"What is wrong Marco?" Mr. Del Rossi asked.
"Pa, I gotta talk to you and Ma about something," Marco said.
"We've gathered that much Marco," Mr. Del Rossi said. "Now what is it you have to talk to us about?"
Marco looked at Paige. "You can do it," she said, putting a hand on the shoulder closest to her.
Marco took another deep breath. "Ma. Pa. I've always tried to be everything you wanted to me to be. I'm not exceptionaly good at athletics so I make up for it with my grades, which took a dive a while ago, but are finally back up. They're back up because I've stopped lying to myself. I've stopped trying to be something I'm not. But the only place I'm still lying to myself is in this house. I'm tired of lying to you. I'm tired of pretending that I'm not gay, because I am."
Marco finally looked at his mother and father. Their expressions changed from looks of confusion to a look of outrage, in the case of his father, and a look of concern, in the case of his mother.
"Get out," Mr. Del Rossi mumbled. "Joesph!" Mrs. Del Rossi explained. (AN: I don't know what Mr. Del Rossi's real first name is so I made it up)
Mr. Del Rossi stood up. "GET OUT!!!" The tears started running down Marco's face. He stood up, and ran out the door. Paige turned from following Marco to glaring at the Del Rossi's. "You know what?! Marco is the best guy I have ever met besides my brother! He is so sensitive and caring! But I don't know where he gets it from! You, Mr. Del Rossi, are an arrogant, close-minded, asshole! And you, Mrs. Del Rossi, are too scared to stand up for your son! Just because Marco is gay doesn't mean he isn't the same Marco you haven't always loved. Get over yourselves if you think you're perfect, and Marco is abnormal. I think it's the other way around!" Paige stormed out of the house.
Disclaimer: Don't know, Don't own, don't really care if you're offended by gay content cause by now you would've stopped reading.
Part 13 - The Unknown Part Two
"Wow Marco. Are you sure you want to do that?" Dylan asked.
Marco thought for a second about his answer. "Yeah. Yeah I'm sure. I am tired of living in the closet. Our school knows, and eventually, my parents will find out whether or not I tell them. I think it would be better if I told them than my parents finding out from somebody else's parents."
"I think that's really brave of you Marco. We'll all be behind you one hundred percent," Paige said. "Thanks. I'm really nervous though," Marco said.
Dylan puts a hand on Marco's shoulder. "Do you want me to be there when you tell them?"
Marco smiles. "Thanks Dylan, but no. I don't want you to be attacked if I am attacked. Verbally, or physically. But, Paige, if you wouldn't mind, I would love it if you could be there."
"Of course Marco. I'm totally there!" Paige said.
"Okay, well, I'm going to tell them next Friday. I just hope I'm ready."
The next week went pretty smooth. Paige and Dylan's parents came back home from their trip, and Marco went back home after staying the night everynight. But then Friday came.
Marco walked into school nervous as hell, thinking about what would happen tonight when he would come out to his parents. Paige and Dylan saw him walk in, and walked over to him.
"How are you feeling about tonight?" Dylan asked.
"Does the word 'puke' mean anything to you?" Marco replied. Paige frowned.
"Oh Marco. I'm sure things will be fine. I'll be there with you. I don't think your parents will freak out with me there."
"You don't know my dad. He doesn't know how to watch his mouth. He's always commenting on different things at the most inappropriate times."
"Marco," Dylan said. "The more you worry, the worse it'll be. Just try to calm down. I know it's a big step, but once you do it, you'll feel so much better."
The bell rang and the three friends went to their respective classrooms. The day went by fast for Marco, as all days do when you have something scary to do. Paige met Marco at his locker after the final bell. "You don't look very good," Paige said.
"Oh sorry Paige. I guess I should go freshen up because appearence is so important WHEN YOU COME OUT TO YOUR PARENTS!!!" Marco exclaimed. Students walking by stared at them.
"Wow. Someone has a stick up their butt," Paige said.
Marco sighed. "I'm sorry Paige. But my nerves are on overdrive right now."
"I understand. Just breathe, and then breathe again, and let's go," Paige said while hugging Marco.
Since Dylan had hockey practice, Paige and Marco walked to Marco's house(AN: THIS TAKES PLACE BEFORE PAIGE GOT HER LICENSE). They talked about people at school, and the English project Ms. Kwan had assigned them for the weekend. They were so lost in discussion that they were actually suprised when all of a sudden they showed up on Marco's doorstep.
"Oh Paige. I don't think I can do this," Marco said.
"Marco, hun, just breathe!" Paige exclaimed. She said it so loud, that Marco's mom opened the front door.
"Oh Marco it's you! Oh hello Paige," she said.
"Hi Mrs. Del Rossi," Paige smiled.
"Ma, um, I need to talk to you and dad. Can we talk in the living room?" Marco said.
"Oh of course sweetheart," Mrs. Del Rossi said. She went to go get her husband, Marco's father, while Marco just stood in the doorway. Paige grimaced.
"You're going to be fine," she whispered in his ear. Marco breathed deeply, and entered his house, with Paige following him.
The Del Rossi living room was filled with the light of the bright spring day outside. Mr. and Mrs. Del Rossi sat in armchairs facing Paige and Marco on the couch. Marco was staring at the ground. Paige just smiled. Mr. and Mrs. Del Rossi had their brows furrowed in confused looks.
"What is wrong Marco?" Mr. Del Rossi asked.
"Pa, I gotta talk to you and Ma about something," Marco said.
"We've gathered that much Marco," Mr. Del Rossi said. "Now what is it you have to talk to us about?"
Marco looked at Paige. "You can do it," she said, putting a hand on the shoulder closest to her.
Marco took another deep breath. "Ma. Pa. I've always tried to be everything you wanted to me to be. I'm not exceptionaly good at athletics so I make up for it with my grades, which took a dive a while ago, but are finally back up. They're back up because I've stopped lying to myself. I've stopped trying to be something I'm not. But the only place I'm still lying to myself is in this house. I'm tired of lying to you. I'm tired of pretending that I'm not gay, because I am."
Marco finally looked at his mother and father. Their expressions changed from looks of confusion to a look of outrage, in the case of his father, and a look of concern, in the case of his mother.
"Get out," Mr. Del Rossi mumbled. "Joesph!" Mrs. Del Rossi explained. (AN: I don't know what Mr. Del Rossi's real first name is so I made it up)
Mr. Del Rossi stood up. "GET OUT!!!" The tears started running down Marco's face. He stood up, and ran out the door. Paige turned from following Marco to glaring at the Del Rossi's. "You know what?! Marco is the best guy I have ever met besides my brother! He is so sensitive and caring! But I don't know where he gets it from! You, Mr. Del Rossi, are an arrogant, close-minded, asshole! And you, Mrs. Del Rossi, are too scared to stand up for your son! Just because Marco is gay doesn't mean he isn't the same Marco you haven't always loved. Get over yourselves if you think you're perfect, and Marco is abnormal. I think it's the other way around!" Paige stormed out of the house.