Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Beyond the Gaze of a Boy - History

At my quirked brow, he shrugs, running his fingers through his hair again.

Sighing, he says, "I tried, ya know? To be like everyone else - 'normal'." The last is accompanied with a huff, a roll of his eyes, and air quotes.

"It took trying to go past first base with Jess for me to finally admit girls just didn't do it for me, so I broke things off with her."

I sit, enthralled by his voice - his story, so different from mine.

He grimaces. "She couldn't believe it when I came out. Kept badgering me, asking what she did wrong..."




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