Jonathan
These two girls keep walking by me and smirking. They are the same two girls that I saw and knew I was straight. I think one of them is named Emily, and the other, Grace. They aren't very nice but they are both really attractive. Emily has long golden hair, and grass green eyes. Grace has short ginger hair with a teal/turquoise eye color. They both were about the same height, but Grace is shorter than Emily. Lets just say that they both have fine bodies, stout, but Grace carries a little more; Emily normally wears a hoodie to school so it's hard to tell.
The two girls stop and start to poke fun. I heard them mutter to each other. What they say is hard to hear, I think they are so close they have their own language. The look at me and laugh.
"Hah- Straighttttttttt!" They say in a mocking voice. They are super close. They are what all female couples want to be. They are girly, and not at all masculine. Well, I shouldn't say 'girly' because they do what other girls do, but they try hard to blend in. I guess they do, because they are some of the most popular kids in school.
I wink at both of them, and they turn around in disgust. They giggle. This happens every morning - like clockwork. I get my books and head to class.
I go to math, and meet up with Nickel. She sits two rows behind me, and to the left a bit. I hand in my homework and when the teacher gets to Anton, he shakes his head. He doesn't have it. That's the third time in a row - this week. When the teacher turns around, I see him bury his face in his coat. His fathers are going to kill him, literally. We get out of class, and head to lunch. Anton heads to the restrooms, and not far behind I see Bear. That's not good.
"Hey, do you know what's up with Anton? He seemed a little off today." I ask Nickel while we sit down. Our normal sitting spot is up against a wall near a stage and a piano, which someone is almost always playing on it…
"No, I'm not sure, sorry." Nickel replies while taking a bite out of her sandwich. "But, I know the two are talking to eachother right now in the bathroom." I sit there, looking at Nickel while she takes another bite of her lunch. She rolls her eyes and nudges me, "You are supposed to go eavesdrop on their conversation."
"What!? No, I'm not doing that to Bear." I shoot back.
"Go." Nickel pleads. I sense she's not just asking me to leave so I get up, give her a knowing look and head toward the stalls. When I get inside I make sure to stay quiet and lure myself into the toilet next to them. I hear them muttering, but it's barely audible.
"Dad… Home… Punished…" That's all I hear, but the problem is, I wasn't sure who said it. I continue to listen.
"I could come… Alone… Support…" I knew then that Bear had said those words. I tried to listen more but I heard another boy walking in and panicked. Flushing the toilet, which I assume made Bear and Anton uneasy about their situation, I walk out of the stall to see a tall, scrawny boy with short buzz-cut hair and brown eyes. He gives me a blank stare and heads into the stall opposite to the one I was just in. I 'wash' my hands and I see Anton leave the stall. He yelps, "Oh, hey Jon! W-what you doing?" He smiles and starts to rinse his hands off with the cool sink water.
"Nothing much. Just needed to use the bathroom, plus Nickel wanted to be with Fae…"
"Oh, ok," He says, and walks into the stall next to them. He's strange. I leave the bathroom and head to the table. Fae still isn't there. Nickel must be looking for her, because she is not here either. I resume eating my lunch.
After a short while of waiting, both girls walk up and take a seat, Nickel sits besides me, and Fae beside her.
"Damn, what gives?" I ask. Fae grunts irritably and Nickel sighs, "Something came up." I lean over to her ear, "Tell me later?" She nods and we finish lunch. As I throw away my trash I glance over at my friend who is pleading something to her partner. Fae rejects a hug and storms off leaving Nickel to turn around and face me, teary eyes and rosy cheeks.
She comes up to me and we silently leave the cafeteria. When we're out of sight Nickel engulfs me in a sobby hug, "She hates me! She hates me…"
"Why does she hate you?" I lean my chin atop of her head, her tears soaking my chest.
"She's been iffy about you, thinking you're straight… which you are, but Fae's upset because I never told her! She said she can't spend time with me for awhile and that I need to stay away." Nickel wailed, "I was going to tell her! I promise! I was just trying to find the right time..!"
"It's okay. It must be hard. I'm sure this'll blow over in no time, you know Fae and her-"
"I do know her!" She snaps, shoving me forward. "It's because of you I'm going to loose the only person who truly cares about me! You…" She pauses and covers her mouth, "I wish you could just be gay…" And she runs off.