Dumb Jock by Jeff Erno

Author:Jeff Erno
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

BRETT had been absolutely right about the hot tub; it was incredible. We lay back opposite one another, and I felt like I was in heaven. I looked over at him as he lay there with his eyes closed, bubbles of water splashing against his chest. He was too good to be true. “Brett, what are we going to do?”

Not opening his eyes, he responded unenthusiastically, “About what, sport?”

“About everything. About us. I just want to be with you all the time, but pretty soon people are gonna start to figure it out. People already wonder why you’re even my friend to begin with.”

“So?” he said. He opened his eyes and looked at me. “I have the right to be friends with anyone I want. It’s nobody’s business, just like it’s no one’s business who Mr. Litzenfowler is friends with.”

“Coach McDonald hates Litzenfowler, you know. He called him a faggot that day he talked to me. He called him ‘Litzenfucker’. I wonder if he actually knows that Litz is gay, and maybe that’s why he hates him.”

“Maybe, but I think it’s more likely he hates him because he’s so smart.”

“You think he’s jealous of how smart Litz is?” I asked.

“Yeah.” Brett nodded. “It’s sort of the way I feel sometimes. I get so mad when people label me, tag me as a dumb jock. Yes, I’m a jock, but does that mean that automatically I’m stupid?”

“It’s a stereotype. It’s like what they say about blonde people. Obviously all blondes aren’t dumb. In fact, what does hair color have to do with intelligence? Probably about as much as athletic ability has to do with it. When we first met, I thought you were dumb. I really did, but after I got to know you, I found out just how wrong I’d been.

“Do you know that Shane Meadows kid, the cheerleader?”

Brett grinned. “Yeah, I know who he is. Why?”

“People think he’s gay just because he’s a cheerleader. Maybe it isn’t the case at all. Maybe the fact he likes to perform in front of people has nothing to do with his sexual orientation, just like your intelligence has nothing to do with your athletic ability.”

“Maybe,” Brett said, “but you gotta admit it’s strange for a high school dude to want to be a cheerleader.”

I shrugged. “But isn’t it exactly what we’re talking about? I think he’s good at it, to be honest. He has a good body too; he’s very strong.”

“Why are you checking out other guys’ bodies, sport? Isn’t mine enough for you?”

I grinned broadly at him. “I’ll be checking yours out tomorrow, big-time.”

“I’m so pumped about tomorrow, man. God! Can you believe we made it to division championships with a perfect season? It’s just totally unreal. It feels like I’m in a dream.”

“It’s surreal,” I told him. “That feeling when something doesn’t seem real. It’s either so good or so bad that it doesn’t seem possible it can actually be happening to you. That’s how I feel when I’m with you.

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