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 “Where did you say you wanted me to put this?” Chris 

asked Dereck as he held up his notebook.

 “Just set it on the dresser by the lamp.”

 Dereck sat at his computer while Chris sat beside him. 

Dereck and Chris have been best friends since they 

were eight years old. Now they’re both sixteen, and 

Chris has been keeping a secret from Dereck for years. 

Chris has been in love with Dereck for as long as he can 

remember, but Dereck has no idea. he doesn’t even 

know that his best friend is gay, and the fear of 

rejection and judgement has led Chris to keep it a 

secret.

 “Alright, we should get out of here and head to school,” 

Dereck said, snapping Chris out of his thoughts, “And 

don’t forget about Hazel’s party tonight, she invited us.” 

Chris nodded, grabbed his backpack and followed Dereck 

out the door. School was something different for Chris 

and Dereck. Dereck hung out with the jocks and 

cheerleaders, while Chris, on the other hand, was a 

loner.

 “I’ll catch you at lunch,” said Dereck before trotting off 

to his football friends. 

Chris watched him walk away, then turned to head to 

class. Just as he turns around, he runs into someone. 

“Oh man, I’m sorry I wasn’t paying attention.” Chris 

exclaimed while helping the boy pick up his books. 

“It’s alright, don’t sweat it.” Chris became speechless 

while he gazed at the boy standing before him. He’d 

never seen anyone so astonishing, well besides Dereck. 

“I’m Chad by the way, I’m new here.” 

Chris began to babble, “I-I-I’m Chris.” He was so 

embarrassed he just laughed to play it off.

 “Well, catch you later dude.” Chad said with a smile, 

and went about his way. 

    During first period all Chris could think about was 

Chad. Is he gay? Does he know I’m gay? Chris wants to 

tell Chad that he’s attracted to him, but he doesn’t want 

him to get offended if he’s not gay, or reject him 

because he’s not his type. Thinking negatively is making 

him nervous. On top of all of this, no one in the school 

even knows Chris is gay. He’s had this secret for so 

long, how would anyone act if they found out? Being 

accepted is so important to Chris, if no one else is gay 

he feels like he shouldn’t be either.

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