Same Love by Tony Correia

Author:Tony Correia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Published: 2017-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

12

Bible Study

I’ve been avoiding Paul as much as I can for the last three days. But Paul isn’t going along with the program. He wants to hang out together more than ever since my talk with Bishop. I still haven’t got proof that Randall ratted me out, but I’m convinced of it just the same.

Yesterday Paul asked if I wanted to have lunch with him. I lied and told him I already had plans with Rhonda. When I got to the mess hall, Rhonda was already eating with her roommates and didn’t have space at her table for me. Paul ended up eating at a table with people he didn’t know. I ate alone. I kept looking over at him while I was eating. He looked as sad as I felt.

But if I’m not careful, Bishop is going to separate Paul and me. At least we get to spend time together if we’re sleeping in the same room. I wish I could tell Paul the truth. The truth only seems to get me in trouble.

I get to Bible Study early to snag my favourite spot in the common area. It’s a corner seat on the big leather couch that is far away from where the counsellors usually sit.

“Is it okay if I sit here?” Paul asks, standing in front of me. No one else is sitting on the couch. I would look pretty mean if I told him no.

“Have a seat,” I scoot over an inch to make sure our legs don’t touch.

“Is everything okay?” Paul asks. “I get the feeling you’ve been avoiding me.”

“I’ve been doing some private counselling with Bishop and it’s cutting into my free time.”

“What kind of counselling?”

“It’s sort of personal.”

“Okay. You know you can tell me anything, right?” Paul looks hurt that I don’t confide in him. It pains me to make him feel this way.

“I know, but Bishop wants me to keep this between me and him.”

“Hey guys,” Rhonda says, sinking into the couch next to Paul. “Where have you been, Adam? It feels like I haven’t seen you in days.”

“He’s on a secret mission from God,” Paul says, nudging me with his elbow.

“Bishop hasn’t recruited you to blow up an abortion clinic has he?” Rhonda asks.

“That’s not funny, Rhonda,” Paul says.

“Sorry. I just came back from a lecture by Becky and Tania on how not to dress like a slut. Like it’s my job to prevent a guy from raping me.”

Martin enters the common area. “Is there room for one more on that couch?”

“Sure. Squeeze in you two,” Rhonda says to Paul and me. She pushes Paul up against me to make room for Martin. I can feel Paul’s thigh against mine. This is not a good idea.

“What about me?” Randall says.

“You snooze, you lose,” Rhonda tells him.

Randall sneers at Rhonda and sits down on the carpet in front the couch.

“I need to check my insulin. I feel light-headed,” Martin says. He pulls out his diabetes kit and starts drawing blood.

“Do you need to do that right here?” Randall says.

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