A Different Kind Of Love, chapter 2
Vik muttered something quietly.
"What?"
"I said, I never told you why I switched schools.."
"Okay.. why did you switch schools?"
Vik took a deep breath in.
"Because, I'm bi. I had a crush on my friend Andrew. I thought I could tell him, I thought I could trust him. I told him, he punched me and said I was a stupid faggot, and if I came anywhere near him again he'd kill me."
"Stupid fucker!"
"Yeah. He told the whole school, and I was the fucking outcast for the year. I got beat up alot.. it was horrible. I guess that's why I haven't told anyone at our school yet."
I noticed then that Vik was crying a bit. I got up and sat down next to him. He looked into my eyes with his tear-filled ones and smiled a bit.
"Josh..." he said quietly, "...I really like you..."
"I love you, Vik.."
"Josh.. please don't tell anyone yet, okay? I don't want the same thing to happen again, and to you too."
"I promise"
***
It was about three weeks later, and still no one at school knew about Vik and I. We spent a lot of time together, but most people just thought we were friends, and the rest didn't care. Vik managed to get his schedule changed so we were in the same Science class as well as gym.
One particular day, Vik was late for Science, and because we needed to do a lab, I needed a partner. Luckily, a girl named Marissa asked if I could work with her. She was quite pretty, she had curly light brown hair and was pretty thin. I agreed to work with her, and we were dissecting pig's hearts [which is really gross, by the way].
Except Marissa was not interested in the pig's heart. She was interested in ME. She kept holding my arm and touching my shoulders, and I felt really awkward around her. Until IT happened. No, nothing sick, you disgusting minded children.
Vik finally arrived in class. He saw her and, well, freaked.
"Get the fuck away from my boyfriend, you fucking skank!" he shouted across the room. I could feel my face turning red. Bright red. Well, so much for not telling anyone.
There was this awkward silence, then Vik realised what he had just said. He left the room in tears. I ran after him, and caught up pretty quickly.
"Vik, I'm sorry, it wasn't my fault, it was her, you know it wasn't me! Vik, stop walking!"
He stopped. "They're going to hate us now, aren't they?"
"It doesn't matter, Vik. I love you. What they think... doesn't matter."
"Josh, I love you." he said quietly. It was the first time he had told me that. I kissed him.. pretty intensely, I guess...
"Ow" I said, pulling away from him.
"Huh?"
"You bit my tongue"
"Sorry.."
"Do you want to go back to class?" I asked him, "because I'm almost failing, so I probably should. Are you going to make me face them alone?"
He smiled, "No way."
"What?"
"I said, I never told you why I switched schools.."
"Okay.. why did you switch schools?"
Vik took a deep breath in.
"Because, I'm bi. I had a crush on my friend Andrew. I thought I could tell him, I thought I could trust him. I told him, he punched me and said I was a stupid faggot, and if I came anywhere near him again he'd kill me."
"Stupid fucker!"
"Yeah. He told the whole school, and I was the fucking outcast for the year. I got beat up alot.. it was horrible. I guess that's why I haven't told anyone at our school yet."
I noticed then that Vik was crying a bit. I got up and sat down next to him. He looked into my eyes with his tear-filled ones and smiled a bit.
"Josh..." he said quietly, "...I really like you..."
"I love you, Vik.."
"Josh.. please don't tell anyone yet, okay? I don't want the same thing to happen again, and to you too."
"I promise"
***
It was about three weeks later, and still no one at school knew about Vik and I. We spent a lot of time together, but most people just thought we were friends, and the rest didn't care. Vik managed to get his schedule changed so we were in the same Science class as well as gym.
One particular day, Vik was late for Science, and because we needed to do a lab, I needed a partner. Luckily, a girl named Marissa asked if I could work with her. She was quite pretty, she had curly light brown hair and was pretty thin. I agreed to work with her, and we were dissecting pig's hearts [which is really gross, by the way].
Except Marissa was not interested in the pig's heart. She was interested in ME. She kept holding my arm and touching my shoulders, and I felt really awkward around her. Until IT happened. No, nothing sick, you disgusting minded children.
Vik finally arrived in class. He saw her and, well, freaked.
"Get the fuck away from my boyfriend, you fucking skank!" he shouted across the room. I could feel my face turning red. Bright red. Well, so much for not telling anyone.
There was this awkward silence, then Vik realised what he had just said. He left the room in tears. I ran after him, and caught up pretty quickly.
"Vik, I'm sorry, it wasn't my fault, it was her, you know it wasn't me! Vik, stop walking!"
He stopped. "They're going to hate us now, aren't they?"
"It doesn't matter, Vik. I love you. What they think... doesn't matter."
"Josh, I love you." he said quietly. It was the first time he had told me that. I kissed him.. pretty intensely, I guess...
"Ow" I said, pulling away from him.
"Huh?"
"You bit my tongue"
"Sorry.."
"Do you want to go back to class?" I asked him, "because I'm almost failing, so I probably should. Are you going to make me face them alone?"
He smiled, "No way."
