Romeo for Real by Markus Harwood-Jones

Author:Markus Harwood-Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lorimer
Published: 2018-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

12

Trouble

As the teacher droned on in afternoon English, Rome zoned out. His thoughts flitted from his feelings for Julian, to worries over what his friends were going to say, to concerns over his parents. And all those damn pamphlets! Telling Lawrence had just made things feel more confusing, and the pressure was building up inside him again. Nervously, Rome texted Marty and Ben under the desk, suggesting they meet up after school. They agreed, of course, with Marty suggesting they go to his place. His parents were away for work again, off to Berlin this time for a conference or something.

By the end of the day, Rome was dragging his feet as he headed toward the school doors. Maybe he shouldn’t say anything. Or maybe he should tell them right away? Oh God, there they are, he thought.

Ben and Marty were smoking at the edge of the parking lot. Just as Rome was about to open the door and call out to them, something else grabbed their attention. Rome saw a massive truck pull up. Once he stepped outside, he could hear Ben shouting at the two beefy guys coming out of the vehicle.

“Hey, homos!” Ben threw his smoke to the ground, sending sparks flying into a patch of weeds. “You wanna start something?” he asked with a laugh. “Or you get lost looking for a place to suck cock?”

Rome recognized the bigger of the two guys as the one who’d kicked him out of Rose and Lyla’s party. This is gonna be trouble, thought Rome, heading toward the commotion. He saw Ben already getting riled up, while Marty still hung back.

Heat seemed to rise off the asphalt of the parking lot as tensions grew. Ben and the taller of the two bald men approached each other, while Ben hurled out insults. The big, buff guy flexed a little, pushing against his shirt, forcing Ben to notice their size difference. As he got closer, Rome could see Marty was sweating heavily and nervously watching the school doors. Marty glanced toward Rome, as if asking him to do something. Rome looked back, unsure if he wanted to see a teacher peeking out or not.

Before Rome could even reach the action, the other guy, who seemed to be the bigger one’s boyfriend, came up and patted his partner on the back. Thankfully, the gesture seemed to be enough. The pair turned to leave. Rome let out a short sigh of relief. That could have been worse.

As they made their way back to the truck, Marty seemed to find his nerve. “Yeah, you better run!” Marty shouted, puffing up his chest. He only stuttered a little as he called after the couple. “F-Faggots!”

Rome froze. The guys were almost inside their truck. He sent out a silent prayer that they would just leave. Just go home. Please.

The bigger of the pair looked over his shoulder at Marty, who now seemed a lot less sure of himself. The man slowly walked right up to Marty, looking him up and down, his face unreadable.

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