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Shane
I can't believe that I'm back here of all places. I left school a long time ago.
This is hopefully the last school on the list. I was given the task to give a talk about the Marines to the year eleven he'd at Courtney and Tucker’s high school.
I would've told them that morning I'd would have rode to school with me this morning, so the surprise and shock on their faces said it all.
They wondered what the hell I was doing there. I'd let them know later. Right now I've gotta get through the next few hours with girls drooling over me and boys giving me the evils.
I'm used to this type of behaviour, guts wanting to punch you'd lights off because their girl is batting their eye lids at you or worse trying to flirt with you and you have no interest in them. Like I've mentioned before, I'm gay. I haven't come out yet.
I'd rather everything I owned stays in contact until I leave the Marines I know how they frown upon gay's in anything that has to do with HRH.
For now I'm happy about staying in the closet. I have to date girls and sleep with them just to act like I'm one of the guys even though it cringes the hell out of me. I can't let them know that it does, or they'll start asking too many questions. Ones I am not prepared to answer.
I walked into the high school with everyone watching ne whispering as if I couldn't hear them. I have very sensitive hearing.
The head teacher greeted me and explained we'd be in the great hall. There would be other talkers there from different professionals and she hoped they wouldn't zone out by the tone I gave my talk.
It was far from the actual truth. They were all falling asleep bored shitless until I walked onto the stage after the headmistress introduced me. They suddenly opened three eyes and pulled themselves up and listened to everything I was saying.
A lot of the guys asked questions which I gladly answered cause they truthfully seemed to be interested in what I do for a living in the other hand the girls got the regular dumb questions in like 'Are you single', 'How old are you?'
I stopped myself from rolling my eyes. They were at least ten years younger than me. The headmistress jumped in.
Telling them they'd question was inappropriate for the discussion about careers.
They did shut up and after there were no more questions the headmistress thanked me for coming and sharing my career with the Marines with everyone it had sure left food for thought.
I thanked her for having me and it was a great pleasure sharing my own experiences as a Marine.
The year eleven pulled themselves up out of the seats and headed out the great hall for lunch. The head mistress asked me to join the staff for lunch but I declined she nodded and showed no out of the building thanking me again.
We said our goodbyes and I got in my jeep heading home to relax before Courtney and Tucker got home.
The door closed an hour later Courtney walked into the lounge looking confused at me. "Hey how was school?"
"Just great." She said, sarcastically.
"What's up little one?"
"I'm not little and why were you at my school today?"
I opened my mouth to answer, the door slammed shut. Someone seems to be in a bad mood.
Tucker stormed in. He looked directly at me. "Why the hell were you at my school? Were you checking up on me?",
"No I wasn't. Why would I?'
"So why were you there then?"
"As I was just about to explain to Courtney. If you had had accepted my offer to give you a lift to school I would've told you but you declined l. so I left it as a surprise. By the looks on your faces I sure say it was." I laughed.
"Get to the point Shane. Why were you there?"
"I was at your school to give the year elevens' a talk on the Marines and why they should think about joining as a career move."
"So the head didn't call you in?"
"Not about you now. I guess I got the short straw."
"You weren't the only one." Courtney mumbled.
"Look I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys. All of the regiment were sent tk different highschools to talk about the Marines as a option as a career. I won't be there again. I promise."
"That's cool. It's rather annoying to see girls dro over your older brother. "Tucker said.
"Dito. At least you have guys for friends and they don't want to meet him. Unlike mine. "
"Hey I'm still here guys and I'd be honoured to meet your friends."
Courtney groaned and Tucker laughed. "Good luck with that."
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