Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

Author:Alex Sanchez [Sanchez, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Social Issues, Dating & Sex, Gay, Juvenile Fiction, Homosexuality, Fiction, Interpersonal Relations, General, Psychopathology, Action & Adventure, Coming Out (Sexual Orientation), Literary, Alcoholism, Drugs; Alcohol; Substance Abuse, High Schools, Schools, Addiction, School & Education, Male Homosexuality, Psychology
ISBN: 9780689857706
Google: hD0_WKxkRFsC
Amazon: 0689857705
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2001-10-01T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

One morning during the second week in December, Kyle arrived at school to find a group of students gathered in the hall pointing at his locker. A s he got closer, his heart sank. A cross the front in prominent letters was scratched the word queer.

“A www,” said a familiar voice. Kyle whirled around to face Jack Ransom.

“Tsk, tsk.” Jack feigned a sympathetic pout, then shouted, “Too bad, homo!” José Montero nudged him, and they turned to see Mueller approaching.

Jack snarled at Kyle. “See you, queer.”

Mueller ignored the remark and called out, “Meeks! Tell Glassman I’ve passed the decision about your club to the school board.” He noticed Kyle’s locker and quickly glanced in the direction of Jack and José. “Did you report that?” he asked Kyle.

“What for?” Kyle responded. He was becoming as cynical as Nelson. Before this year, he’d never understood the degree of bashing that Nelson experienced. By staying in the closet and keeping to himself at school, he’d managed to avoid things Nelson went through every day. Now homophobia seemed to be confronting him from every direction—his family, school, Jason….

On two occasions Kyle had waved at Jason only to see him spin around and walk in the opposite direction. Kyle thought, I shouldn’t have held his hand at the movie. Obviously that wasn’t what Jason wanted. Or if it was, he clearly wasn’t ready for it.

Kyle felt silly to have gotten his hopes up. He should just forget about Jason. From now on, he wouldn’t have anything else to do with him.

That Sunday after lunch, Kyle lay in bed trying to resist his desire to stare at Jason’s picture in the Zephyr, and failing. From downstairs his mom called, “Kyle? You have company.”

Kyle rolled out of bed, put his cap on, and jogged down the hall to the stairway, expecting to see Nelson. When he saw the visitor beneath the balustrade, he nearly careened over the side.

From the foyer below, Jason said, “Wha’s up?” casual as an apparition.

He gave Kyle a sheepish look. “I was wondering … if you could help me with my math? If you’re not busy. You said—if I wanted to come over …”

Kyle adjusted his cap. Hadn’t he sworn not to have anything more to do with Jason? Nope, not him. Must’ve been someone else. “Of course I can help you.”

Kyle’s mom offered to take Jason’s coat. His dad walked into the foyer and introduced himself. “That’s quite a grip,” he told Jason. “You look like an athlete. A m I right?”

“He’s on the basketball team,” Kyle said proudly.

“Guard,” Jason clarified. “I’m better at D. I can’t score as much, but I can guard.” His dad gave a smile of approval. “I used to play guard. How many points do you average?”

“Last year, sixteen per game. Some guys on the team are a lot better than me. You should see the recruiting mail they get. But I’m only six feet. I get lucky shots sometimes, but I’m not consistent. A couple of coaches are interested in me.

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