Instafamous by Marcus Herzig

Author:Marcus Herzig [Herzig, Marcus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Friendship, School, Homosexuality, Juvenile Fiction, California, Lgbt, United States, Young Adult Fiction, Interpersonal Relations, Depression, Suicide, Coming Out, Self-Harm, Mental Health, Social media, JUV060000, Anxiety, Gay Fiction
ISBN: 9781977087591
Google: 8OeIswEACAAJ
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2018-02-07T15:34:23.767000+00:00

EIGHT

“That is so fucked up,” Jordan said. We had moved from our kitchen to my bedroom. Our thighs and knees were touching as we sat next to each other on my bed, our backs against the wall, our feet dangling in the air.

“I know, right?” I said. My tears had subsided, but my body was still rocked by the occasional sob as I kept sipping on a can of Dr Pepper. “I mean, what kind of asshole does that?”

He shook his head. “Yeah, but that’s not what I mean.”

I looked at him.

“How on earth could you fall for this shit? I mean, one person driven into a corner can make a stupid mistake, I get that. But how could the two of you together be so stupid? Didn’t you talk about this?”

“Of course we talked about it. I didn’t want to do this. I told Ben we ought to come clean and take the leverage this guy had over us away. I even wanted to go to the police. But Ben … I don’t know, he thought we could contain this if we gave in to his demands.”

He snorted. “Oh yeah? How’d that work out for you?”

“I know,” I said. “It was super stupid. Made everything even worse. But I didn’t know how to stop it. When Ben had posted his dick pic, it was down to me. If I hadn’t done it, his outing would have been my fault.”

He nudged me with his knee. “What with this all self-blaming bullshit? How is it your fault if some asshole blackmails you?”

“Yeah, no, I know. But Ben would have blamed me because I could have prevented it.”

“By committing a felony,” Jordan said. “Does this guy ever think five minutes ahead? What do you see in him anyway?”

I shrugged. “I don’t know. He is kinda hot, you know? And … I know this sounds weird, but he’s a different person when he’s got his pants down.”

“Right.” Jordan chuckled briefly, then he said, “So what are you gonna do now?”

“What choice do I have?”

From the corner of my eye I saw how he turned his head to look at me, and he waited until I looked back at him before he said, “Same choice you’ve had from the start. One thing’s for sure, your already pretty shitty situation is not gonna get better. In fact, the longer you play this stupid game, the worse it gets.”

Averting my gaze, I nodded. “I know.”

“Do you want to do it then?”

“Do I want to do plenty of naughty things with Ben? Sure. But not under these circumstances, and definitely not on camera.”

“Well,” Jordan said. “I guess that’s your answer right there. You have to put an end to this madness.”

“I don’t know how,” I said, and I hated how whiny my voice sounded.

“Just keep your pants on. And tell Ben to go fuck himself.”

I laughed because what he said sounded so preposterous, but deep down inside I knew he was right.

My phone buzzed and I groaned. “Oh no, please no.

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