"Well, he's not coming out anytime soon." I laugh to myself, trying to make a joke to ease the tension that Kurt's shock had brought on us.
After meeting Kurt when he first came to Dolton, I'd decided I would do anything I could to help him not make the same mistake I did. When he told me about the Karofsky guy it reminded me of what happened to me and how I ran away from my problems.
Anyway, Kurt didn't laugh at the joke, which was surprising as he's usually always happy and jokey but I suppose the Karofsky situation was bringing him down. He didn't laugh, he just sighed heavily. He slipped his bag on to the ground and sat heavily on the steps near us. I looked over at him,
"What's going on?" I asked him, he didn't answer, just adjusted his position slightly. Poor guy, I thought, he'd been through a lot. More than I could have stood anyway. I envied him almost, I wish that I had the strength not just run from my problems.
I sat next to Kurt on the steps, he hung his head.
"Why you so upset?" I tried to ask in an as reassuring voice as possible. Kurt sighed shakily,
"Because until yesterday I had never been kissed." His voice quietened to almost a whisper.
"Or at least... one that counted," he continued softly and dejectedly, looking away from me. He sniffed quietly. I wasn't really sure how to reply to that. He was so upset about this, he was so passionate and romantic at heart, he wanted his first kiss to be perfect. And it had been stolen by a heartless bully.
I looked at him thinking of a way to cheer him up. Although I couldn't turn back time or change how things had happened, I still had to help a little.
"Come on," I said, nudging him gently, "I'll buy you lunch."