The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson by Sean Kennedy

Author:Sean Kennedy [Kennedy, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ya
ISBN: 978-1-63476-547-3
Publisher: Harmony Ink Press
Published: 2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00

“WE’VE ALREADY talked with Boyd about this, Micah,” Dec said.

“I hope you gave him the raking over the coals you gave me.” Micah stared into the distance just over Dec’s shoulder to at least try to pretend he was looking at him and giving his full attention.

“Will you look at me when you’re talking to me, please,” Dec said, but with enough of an edge to show Micah he was serious. “I’d be less worried about what was said to him, and more about what’s being said to you.”

Micah stared at him head-on, his tone dripping with scorn. “So once again the homophobe escapes punishment, and the person who stands up to them gets the shit?”

He looked across the now-empty quadrant, his eyes burning. He was flanked by Declan and Marks, who he guessed was meant to be the equivalent of his dorm mother. Although that meant he was Boyd’s dorm mother as well, and Micah already guessed whose side he would take, gay son or no.

“Nobody is getting punished,” Marks said. “It was a spirited discussion, which got a little bit out of hand.”

“A little bit out of hand? He basically wants people like me to be in separate showers from him!”

“And do you see us starting that in this camp? People like Boyd are going to have to get with the times, especially if they want to exist in a world alongside other people. And that goes for you, too, Micah. You can’t go off your head every time someone says something you don’t like. Or else you’ll never stop fighting. Did you listen to anything Declan said up on that stage?”

“He can have selective hearing,” Dec said drily.

“Well, listen to me, then,” Marks told Micah. “Dec knows what he’s talking about. And he’ll give you the best advice about how to deal with your situation—more than anybody else at this camp. You’ve had access to his knowledge for almost a year now, from what I’ve heard. Stop ignoring it.”

Marks left them without a good-bye.

Micah sat down on one of the benches in silence, his feet scuffing the dirt.

Declan took the spot next to him and let the silence settle. Micah knew silence didn’t disturb Dec—he often welcomed it.

However, Micah didn’t.

“I don’t always ignore you,” he told Dec.

“No, maybe not. But you do a great majority of the time,” Dec replied. “You know, before I had to talk to you and Boyd, I was raked over the coals myself. I had a difficult time convincing them to let me do this talk in the first place. This proved them right.”

“Why would they not want you to do the talk?”

Declan gave him the side-eye. “Because things might happen that just happened here.”

“I’m really, really sorry.” And Micah meant it. “But they must know it happens, and they have to confront it.”

“They do. But you just can’t go around looking for a fight all the time, Micah.”

“Even if other people are starting it?”

“Do you think I would have lasted two

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