Chapter 5
I woke up early the next morning. I was almost too excited to sleep. I made my way down to the kitchen and was greeted by my mother.
“What’s got you so chipper this morning?” she asked, smiling at me.
“Oh, nothing,” I replied and took a seat at the counter, grabbing an orange and peeling it.
“Uh huh,” she said, eyeing me.
“Okay, fine.” She could see right through me, so I might as well confess. Plus, I was too thrilled to hide it. “I’m going to see this girl today.”
“This girl? You sure have moved into this gay lifestyle quickly,” she replied and laughed. I told her about me coming out to my friends, the night that it happened. She told me that she had her thoughts about it. She took it well and I wasn’t surprised. My mother was very open and loved my brother and I more tha
