WHOSE YOU ARE. part two
short chapter but next chapter will be longer to make up for it.
word count: 581
i stare at sharon as we sit on the couch, realizing i need to tell someone or it's going to eat me up inside. "shar.." i start.
"yeah, what's up?" she replies calmly.
"i need to tell you something..” i pick at the skin around my thumb as i look to the ground.
"oh.." she turns all her attention to me in that moment. "i'm listening."
"i think.. no. i know.. i'm in love with- with pete.." i shift my gaze and scan her face to find any sort of sign of what she's thinking or feeling.
"oh.. berg," she pulls me in for a hug, i lets out a sigh of relief, finally getting it off my chest.
"you're not.. mad?" i pull away but she keeps her hands on my arms.
"no, berg.. why would i be mad?" she tilts her head slightly.
"because.. pete's a guy.. i'm a guy, i shouldn't even feel this way.." i swallow hard.
"hey, what? no.. berg, i'm not mad. you can't control the way you feel.." sharon rubs my upper arms.
"i just really needed to tell someone.. i don't think ive ever felt this way before," i sigh. “i mean yeah there have been girls i've dated and i did like them.. but, i don't know. with pete it's different.”
“it's okay, how long have you known?” she asks me, removing her hand from my shoulder.
i shrug, “i don't know, i think i always have been, but i didn't figure out what it really was until a few months ago.. but i’ve always known that i liked guys.. like i've never been in a serious relationship with one but in highschool there were a few guys i would fool around with..”
“yeah, yeah.. so- like are you gay? bi..?” she looks nervous, almost like she's scared to say the wrong thing.
“i guess i never really thought about it.. i've never really felt the need to put a label on it,”
“got it,” she says with an understanding nod. “i'm really happy for you.” she smiles.
“yeah?”
“yes, berg. i've never seen you as happy as you are when you’re with him.” she smiles.
i let out a sigh of relief, “thanks, shar..”
“have you thought about if youre going to tell him?” she asks.
i pick at my fingernails, “i mean.. the other day we were talking and i brought up how there was this guy that i liked.. but– i didn't tell him that you know.. it was him.” i let out a soft chuckle.
“oh? how’d he take it?” she furrows her brows together.
i smile, “not bad.. he was really supportive about it and didn't treat me like i was any different.”
“that’s good,” she smiles.
i sigh, shifting my gaze to the ground. “what am i supposed to do, sharon?” i ask, looking back up at her. “i mean– he doesn't feel the same, i know he doesn’t, but i don't want to lose him. he’s my best friend,” i run a hand through my hair.
she looks at me with raised eyebrows, “you don't know that..”
my eyes widen, “what? do you know something i don’t?” i turn my whole body towards her, bringing my right leg up and leaning it against the couch.
“no,” she says almost like a question. “but i’m just saying– you never know unless you tell him, berg.” she shoots me a sympathetic look.
“yeah.. i know,” i sigh.
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