Gay Youth Chronicles 21 - Second Star To The Right by Mark A. Roeder

Author:Mark A. Roeder [Right, Second Star To The]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Toby

Orlando and I stuffed our books in my locker. I guess he’d moved in with me in a way. Okay, it was just a locker, but still…I used his as well, but mine was more convenient as we made our way from fourth period to lunch. Kerry stopped just a few feet away from us as I slammed its door. He leered at us, then grinned at Orlando. I watched Kerry, becoming more afraid with each passing moment.

“You talked to Kerry about what happened at the park, didn’t you?” I asked as we walked toward the cafeteria. “I wish you would just stay away from him.”

“He’s not all bad, Toby.”

“Weren’t you the one warning me about how dangerous he is?”

“Well, yeah, but in certain situations he’s cool.”

“What situations?” I asked.

“We can’t talk about this now,” said Orlando.

I wanted to argue, but he was right. We were entering the cafeteria, and there were certain things neither of us wanted our classmates to overhear. I was a little put out with Orlando, and I knew if we got into it we’d sound like a couple arguing.

I didn’t have a chance to talk to Orlando until after play practice. Peter Pan was really coming together, and I was pleased Orlando was getting into it. He was having fun, and that was the key to success. He was growing quite comfortable on the stage, and I’d begun to have little daydreams about us going away to college together to study acting. My fantasies were premature, to say the least, but fantasies don’t have to be realistic—that’s why they’re called fantasies.

I was more than a little preoccupied about what had gone down between Orlando and Kerry. I’d been quite relieved when I’d first spotted Orlando that

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morning. I’d halfway feared he’d be sporting a black eye. Things obviously hadn’t come to blows, but I was still uneasy. After practice, Orlando walked me home. I wasted no time getting into what had been bothering me since just before lunch.

“So, what’s up with Kerry? I asked.

“Nothing is up with him. We just had a talk about what he did at Phantom World.”

“Yeah, and…?”

“You kind of misinterpreted things.”

“How so?”

“Well, at first he didn’t know you were dating me…”

“Yeah, but when I let it slip he kept right on flirting with me.”

“We talked about that. Kerry said he wasn’t trying to come between us or get you to cheat on me.”

“That’s exactly what he was doing!”

“No, he wasn’t.”

“How do you figure that? He was coming on to me!”

“He was coming on to you. There’s no doubt about that.”

“Well, then?”

“He wanted to talk to you about something. You see, he’s not just interested in you. He’s interested in us.”

“Huh?” Slowly realization dawned on me. “You mean, us, together, with him? You mean all three of us?”

“Yeah. Kerry said he thinks you’re really hot, and, well, he’s already been with me, so…”

“And so what did you tell him?”

“I told him I’d talk to you about it,” said Orlando, looking away.

“What?” I yelled.

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