Chapter 5: I Can't Hide it Anymore!

Monday

I could barely sleep last night. I don't want to hurt her. I've hurt someone before, I'm never doing it again.

"Babe- BABE! Why are you crying?! Did something happen!?"

"No, everything's fine. I- I need to talk to you at lunch. Just you and I."

"Okay. I-I'll see you then."

I'm sorry. She needs to know the truth.

"Morning, dork- why are you crying?!?"

"I'll- I'll tell you after school. I need to talk with Kylee at lunch."

"Did she do something? Did I DO SOMETHING?!"

"NO! Neither of you did anything. I just need to discuss something -privately- with her."

"Oh- ohhhh."

"NO! Uggghhh."

"I'm joking! I'll talk to you later."

"Ok."

Lunch

Here goes nothing.

"Hey! What did you want to talk about?"

"I- I'm just going to say it. We need to break up."

"What? Why?"

"I- I'm gay, Kylee." I whispered.

"You are?"

"Y-yeah."

"Oh, my, GOD!!! WHO DO YOU LIKE? I NEED TO KNOW!"

"You're NOT MAD?!"

"Of course not! I support 1000%! We are now best friends and I NEED to know the details!"

"Okay- OKAY! Let's start from the beginning. Before we met, I was gay. When you asked me out, I couldn't say no. I didn't want to hurt you. When I asked you to be my girlfriend, I had feelings for you. Then, I fell in love with Roman and the feelings kind of left."

"That- IS SO FRICKING CUTE! U love Roman! I ship it!"

"STOP!"

"ThE gaYnEsS!"

"SHUSH! YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON I'VE TOLD!"

"Awww. I'm so special!"

"Special Ed!"

"Don't make me beat you, Daryian. I will if I need to."

"Please don't!"

"Fine! I won't!"

"HEY, DORK!" Roman yelled, "Can I come over there?"

"Oh my God, NO!"

"Hey," Kylee whispered, "you should let him come over here. I can go sit with Samara."

"Okay, I guess. ROMAN, YOU CAN COME OVER HERE!"

"Have fun, you two!"

"KYLEE!" I exclaimed.

"SAMARA! SCOOT OVER! I AM NOW SITTING HERE!"

"Daryian, what did she mean by that?" Roman asked.

"I- don't know, to be honest."

"So, what did you want to tell me?"

It's too early to tell him I'm gay. I'll just tell him the other part.

"Oh, I- uh, I broke up with Kylee."

"Wait- you did? Why?"

"I- I lost feelings for her."

And gained feelings for you!

"Oh- okay. You don't have to tell me anything else if you don't want to."

"I'll tell you later. I really don't want to talk right now."

"No worries! Take as much time as you need!"

"Thanks, stranger."

"Your welcome, dork."

After School

"Kylee, you haven't told anyone I'm gay, right?"

"Nope! Not a single soul!"

"Okay. Thank you. Oh, there's the next person I want to tell. SAMARA! COME OVER HERE!"

"WHAT!?!? I HAVE TO GO HOME!"

"Samara, I am driving you home," Kylee declared. "You can't go anywhere without me!"

"Ugh! Okay. What is it?"

"Samara," I paused, "I'm gay."

"MY CHILD, I AM LEGALLY ALLOWED TO SHIP U WITH OTHER MEN NOW!"

"Okay. WAIT- WHAT!?"

"SAMARA! YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT!!"

"CRAP! I'M SORRY!!!"

"Hold on- you have shipped me with other men before?!?!"

"Mmm- once!"

"SAMARA!" I screamed.

"I'M SORRY! I shipped you with Roman!"

Kylee looked at me with a knowing stare.

"Samara, that's actually who I like-"

"I SHIP IT!!!"

"THAT'S WHAT I SAID!" Kylee boomed.

"KYLEE! SAMARA! SHUSH! I DON'T WANT THE WHOLE F*CKING EARTH TO KNOW!"

Kylee stared at me with a mischievous look. "HELLO, EARTH! DARYIAN IS G-"

I slammed my hand over her mouth then yelled, "KYLEE!!!!!! SHUT UP!!!!"

"Okay, okay. I'm very sorry but THE EARTH WANTED TO F*CKING KNOW!!!"

"KYLEE!" I sighed then whispered, "Roman is on the soccer field which is RIGHT BEHIND YOU!"

"OH SH*T! I'm sorry! Please forgive me!"

"Haha! You're fine. Let's just go!"