Swimmer Boy by Jay Argent

Author:Jay Argent [Argent, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jay Argent

Alex was already waiting in the hallway when Liam pressed the doorbell. "Hi, come in," Alex said, and Liam followed the instruction happily. They went upstairs to Alex's room.

"How was practice?" Liam asked when he saw Alex's swimming equipment drying.

"It was great. I set a new record," Alex said enthusiastically. He explained to Liam what they typically did during practice.

Liam had to admit he was more interested in seeing Alex in his speedo than in the details of the swimming team practice, but he listened attentively. When Alex finished, they sat on his bed and began to work on their history presentation.

"How do you think we should present this to the class?" Alex asked after they had worked intensively for almost two hours.

"I was thinking we could split the presentation into four parts and present them in turns. If you don't mind, I can start," Liam proposed.

"That's cool," Alex said. He smiled, realizing Liam had everything under perfect control.

"Can I borrow your laptop? I want to check something," Alex asked, reaching for Liam's laptop.

"Sure," Liam said and gave it to Alex, who opened the browser and started typing.

"What the fuck!" Alex shouted. "Your Google search history is full of some gay stuff." He looked at Liam, who blushed quickly.

Liam was thinking rapidly. What could he say? He wasn't ashamed of being gay, but he was worried about Alex's reaction. Also, he didn't want the whole school to know. High school was difficult enough for a kid who had just moved from another city, and he had finally started to make friends.

"Are you…?" Alex asked. He was standing in the middle of his room. He couldn't even finish the question, but Liam was well aware of what he meant. Finally, Liam raised his face and looked Alex in the eyes.

"Yes, I am," he said so quietly that Alex barely heard him. There was no point in lying. His browsing history was undeniable evidence.

He looked at Alex, scared, and his heart was pounding. Alex walked to the window and looked out. For a long moment, he didn't say anything. Finally, he turned around.

"I guess it's okay," he said, but Liam wasn't sure if he really meant it.

"It's not contagious," Liam tried to joke, and Alex let out a forced laugh.

They worked on the presentation for another half hour, but Liam could feel the atmosphere had changed. Once they were finished, he stored the results of their work on his laptop, but as he walked home, he realized they hadn't agreed on their next meeting time. There had been no Call of Duty tournament this evening, either. Apparently, their friendship was over before it had really started.

The only good thing that had happened was Alex had promised not to tell anybody at school. Liam hoped he could trust Alex on this. When he got home, he went straight to his bed and cried until he fell asleep.

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