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Mike winces and covers his ears at the loud sounds of his parents fighting. Nancy has already grabbed Holly and escaped. Mike needs to do the same.
He doesn't know how he gets out without being yelled at.
He should not have said what he said. That was such a stupid move to tell them what he did. He shouldn't have told them he loves...
He's only just admitted this to himself, too, so it was even more stupid to tell them. He can hear them yelling even from his room. Yelling about how wrong he is for loving someone he shouldn't.
Mike moves from behind the closed door to his desk. He knows he shouldn't leave evidence of this, but he needs-
He needs to write this down somewhere . He needs it on paper somewhere, so they'll know if they find his body or something. None of this feels real, so maybe if he writes it down, it'll feel real. He'll be able to accept it and himself despite his parents' words.
"You did this to him! You shouldn't have babied him so much! Maybe then he wouldn't like-!"
"Me? What about you? You-!"
Mike covers his ears again, trying not to get too angry at this entire situation. He uncovers them long enough to grab his headphones, then he shoves them on his ears, starting the music super loud; he turns it up as loud as he can handle.
Mike pulls open the top desk drawer and grabs one of his notebooks and a pen. He takes it over, climbs onto his bed, and makes himself comfortable. He doesn't know how much he's going to write yet. Mike only knows he needs to write at least a few things down. He starts with the most basic fact.
I like Will.
There. Now he needs to add a little more.
I like Will, and my parents say I am wrong.
Another fact.
I like Will, and my parents say I am wrong, but I don't know if they're right anymore.
Only two people know about this. Now, that's increased to six, if Holly counts because she's young.
El knows because he can't lead her on like that anymore. Not when he knows .
I like Will, and my parents say I am wrong, but I don’t know if they’re right anymore. Should I tell Will?
There. The million-dollar question; is Mike going to tell Will about all of this?
On one hand, he's terrified of this getting out. Though he supposes with his parents fighting like this the neighbors already know. His life is definitely going to be hell from now on.
But he also wants to tell him despite the crippling fear. He wants Will to know that he's loved so much more than he knows.
Mike jumps when he sees the door opening.
He hopes they don't actually kill him.
But it isn't his parents coming to punish him, it's Nancy and Holly. Nancy softly shuts the door before locking it and Mike slides the notebook under his pillow.
"Nancy?"
Mike watches as Holly clings to their sister and Nancy makes sure no one can get in. Then she turns to him.
"Are you okay?"
Mike opens his mouth to speak but nothing comes out. It's settling in that he really did that . He came out to his family and there were disastrous consequences.
It's safe to say he cries when both his sisters hug him.
"Thank you for not leaving."