Someone That You're With- Chapter 5 (Next to You)

Maybe were friends, Maybe were more, Maybe it's just my imagination, But I see you stare just a little too long, And it makes me start to wonder, So baby call me crazy, But I think you feel it too, Maybe I, Maybe I, Just got to get next to you

Next to You- Jordin Sparks

Allison's Point of View

Two Weeks Later

The next couple of weeks went by fine. Nothing major happened except for the fact that I have been having a lot of rehearsals and interviews lately, as has Adam. Things were going fine for the most part at school. Mr. L still hadn't told anyone that he was gay, but we have been talking a lot and he said that he probably was going to come out of the closet before him and Adam announced to the world that they were dating.

Adam has been out of town for the past week but was coming back today and Emma has been sick for the past two or three days. I've been hanging out with Mr. L in his classroom during lunch. Mostly because it was freezing cold outside at this time of the year.

It was Thursday during lunch. Emma was out and I was bored. Mr. L and I were talking. I was trying to convince him to come out, but it was getting no where.

"I don't know, Alli," he said.

"What's the harm?" I asked.

"You know what it's like, Allison. I don't think that I really need to explain this to you," Mr. L said.

I sighed. This was getting NOWHERE. "Are you ever going to have your relationship with Adam out in the open?" I asked him.

"Well, yeah,"

"How do you expect to do that if you never tell anyone that you're gay?" I asked, getting mad.

"Not yet, okay. I will. I have a lot going on right now. You know that."

"Enough with this bull, Zachary! You need to face your fears and do what you need to do. You tell us to do that everyday. Now it's time for you to do it," I exclaimed. I sighed. "Look, no one is going to give you crap. Everyone loves you. People will talk, mostly because it's high school. And some people might joke about it but it'll be just a joke, you know… I promise you that no one will say crap to you, okay. If they do, then you can blame me."

"I know. I've gotta do it. And I will. Today," Mr. L replied.

"Alright," I sighed. "And I'm just gonna say this… everyone already knows,"

"Whataya mean?"

"Everybody knows that you're gay. I mean it's not painfully obvious like… never mind that. It's not painfully obvious, it's just that-"

"You all have known me so long that you just know," he finished.

"Exactly," I laughed. "The only people who aren't really going to believe it is basically every female teacher here,"

"I'm lost…"

"Dude, you're smart but sometimes you can be so clueless. Like every female teacher in this place has a crush on you!" I laughed. It was so obvious. "Well them and Mr. Dominguez… oops."

Remember the creepy annoying crazy gay teacher I mentioned at the beginning? Yeah. That's Mr. Dominguez. He's full on freaky. And it's painfully obvious that he is gay. And he's pretty mean too.

And I have to have him for math… no wonder I'm not doing so hot in that class.

Should I mention that almost all of the female students who go here have a crush on him too? Well they actually think he's like really "cute" or something like that.

"Oh god," he groaned dropping his head onto the table.

I laughed. "It's actually quite hilarious, actually,"

Mr. L playfully shoved me. "Really," I said. "During class it's so funny. But Mr. Dominguez is kinda freaky about it... he's like in love with you or something… I'm gonna shut up now."

"So how do you think I should tell everyone?" he asked me.

"Just… say it. Yeah, it'll be awkward and stuff, but it'll pass, you know," I replied.

Mr. L sighed. "This is going to be harder than I expected." We looked at each other and started laughing.

"You'll be fine,"

"I know. Its life and I gotta do what I gotta do. Even if I wanna don't wanna do it," he replied.

"Exactly."

The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. Mr. L and I gathered our trash and threw it in the trash can.

"And Alli?" he said.

"Yeah?" I replied turning around.

"It's fine if you wanna call me Zach or Zachary or whatever, but just not during class, got it?"

"Got it," I smiled.

***

Zachary's Point of View

Study Hall started and everyone was just doing the usual. Talking, gossiping and doing homework with their desks pushed together. It amazes me at how much they've grown in four years. When I first met them they were little freshmen. Now they are seniors with a little over 6 months until they graduate and are off to college.

About half way through the period, Allison was giving me the glare that said "You better tell everybody soon before I blurt it out to the entire class". And trust me, she would do that without a second thought.

"Hey, guys," I announced, "There's… something that I need to tell you guys."

Everyone looked up at me. Crap. This is going to be harder than I expected.

"We're not getting a test or something are we?" A guy named Tim asked.

"No, no," I laughed. "Nothing like that. It's actually something kind of serious."

"He did it!"

"She did it!"

I laughed. This was it. The moment of truth. The moment that would change everything. "Actually… It's about me. I'm gay. I just thought that you guys should know."

It was completely silent. Then things went crazy.

"YOU OWE ME TEN BUCKS!" Someone yelled across the room.

"I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!" Another person yelled.

I waited until it got somewhat quiet again. And that wasn't for another ten minutes.

"Okay, okay. Quiet!" I said. It took them a while, but they got quiet.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" A girl named Jessica asked me.

"Maybe," I smirked.

"Is he cute?" another girl whose name is Brianna asked.

I laughed. They were taking it pretty well, actually.

Emily's (Random girl in the class) Point of View

Man, I KNEW that Mr. L was gay. But it's kinda a shame. He's really cute. But him being gay just makes him even cuter now.

Hum…

***

Allison's Point of View

It was Thursday, so I had periods 4, 5, and 6 today. 6th period is right after Study Hall, so I just stayed in here.

"See, I told you that it wouldn't be bad," I said to him.

"Yeah. You were right. It wasn't bad at all," he replied.

"Are you coming over right after school or later or what? Because Adam's coming back today and I'm, sure that you miss your boyfriend," I taunted.

"I don't really know. Probably later. I have some homework that I need to finish and papers that I need to grade…" he responded.

"Good. You can come over after school and keep me company while I do my homework since Emma's sick still," I replied.

He sighed. "Alright."

"Good. And you can help me with my math because Mr. Dominguez is kinda crazy. And then you'll be there when Adam gets back. Because I know that Adam really misses you. A lot. I talked to him this morning and he can't wait to see you again," I said smiling.

"I miss him too. A lot. I talked to him last night for a while. Tommy was in the background yelling at him to get off the phone," he laughed.

"You'll see him soon enough," I replied.