Keith tapped his pencil against his desk, looking around the room, "How about Joseph?"
"Do I really seem like a Joseph?" I sent him a look, and he laughed,
"No, no you don't."
"Of course she doesn't, her name is Beatrice." Xavier scoffed, "Are you doing some weird drag shit?"
"Um, hell yeah. I make the best drag queen." Keith snapped his fingers in a sassy manner,
"You queers are disgusting as fuck. What's the point of dressing up as something you aren't?"
"It's really fun actually." Keith smiled, before winking, and poking Xavier in the chest, "You should come to a drag show with me."
"Ew, I-I'm not a faggot."
"Mhm, sure." Keith rolled his eyes, as Xavier walked off, clearly pissed, "God, why can he be gayyyy?"
"What?"
"You cannot tell me he isn't hot." Keith looked me dead in the eye, and I shook my head, unable to see what he was able to see in Xavier.
"I don't see it, but whatever dude."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbB756hcfIy
"Ugh..."
"Speaking of relationship problems... How the hell am I supposed to tell Mariana about... the thing?"
"I don't know." Keith shrugged,481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvVjU099V5
"Tell her what?" Alan asked, taking a seat next to me,
"Nothing." I cleared my throat,
"I won't tell anyone."
"Right."
"I'm serious, you guys know I'm not like Xavier and all the others in my group." She sighed, "I promise!"
"It's not that, I just... I wanna keep this between only a couple people right now. I'm really sorry Alan. I trust you, I'm just not ready."
"Oh, okay. I get that." She nodded,
"Thanks."
"Yeah, no problem. There's stuff on my mind that I don't wanna tell anyone else about, so why would I push it out of you?"
"I don't know." I shrugged,
"Alan, get over here!" Xavier called from across the room, "You don't want the freaks to rub it off onto you!"
"Oh, um, right." She gave us a sympathetic smile, "Bye guys."
Keith sat himself next to me on the bleachers, "I've got you dude."
"I know you do." I took a deep breath, searching for Mariana's contact. My finger hovered over the "video call" button, and I looked at Keith for reassurance,
"It'll be okay... Just press it." He sent me a smile, and I pressed it, taking another deep breath, praying for the best.481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqU2D088X2
"Hey Beatrice," Mariana smiled, filling me with warmth. Her friends called my name in the background, and I frowned,481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6Eu9YNAIi
"I need to talk to you."
"Okay?" She prodded with her hand,
"Alone, please."
"Why? I can't just-"
"Mariana, please." I looked at her with pleading eyes,
"Okay, okay, fine." She walked out of the lunchroom, and into the bathrooms, before asking, "What's going on?"
"I um... I think I'm trans."
"Trans?"
"Transgender."
"What?" She seemed disgusted, and I felt a tear slip down my cheek, "No, you are not one of those freaks!"
"But I am. Mariana, I'm a guy."
"This is... Don't ever talk to me again you pervert!" She hung up the call, and I began to sob. Keith wrapped his arms around me,
"You don't need her, man."
"I don't need her, but god damn, I want to be with her so bad."
"I underst-"
"And I thought you were disgusting before." Xavier smirked, "Oh boy, when everyone finds out about this... You are done for. Being some fucking queer is one thing, but thinking you're a dude when you don't even have a dick? Ha."
"Xavier, get the fuck out of here." Keith glared,
"Make me faggot." He scoffed, making Keith move his fist towards his face, but Xavier blocked it, and pushed Keith back, forcing him to tumble off the bleachers,
"Fuckin' hell!" Keith seethed,
"What the hell is wrong with you?!"481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChqUBuXLXh
"What the hell is wrong with me? What the hell if up with you?!" Xavier grabbed me by the collar, "You're a girl! Not a boy!" Xavier punched me in the face, and I groaned in pain,
"Get your hands off of her! Him! Get your hands off of him!"
"See? Even you admit she's a delusional freak!" I tried to free myself, but Xavier just tightened the grip on my collar, causing me to gasp for air, "You guys are so pathetic. No wonder why God could never love you."481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjie1qevgh
"Xavier, you're a dick."
"At least I have one, unlike this thing." He dropped me, and shoved my head onto the bench, kicking me several times, Keith being the only thing keeping him from hitting me once again, "Get your hands off of me sicko!"
"Then get the hell out of here jackass!"
"Fine, but everyone will find out about this mental illness of yours, Beatrice." Xavier stormed off, and I coughed up blood,
"Shit. Dude, are you okay?"
"Leave me alone."
"Seriously? You're pissed at me because I accidentally fucked up? I just saved your ass!"
"I'm not mad at you, I'm just not in the fucking mood."
"Call it whatever you want Beatrice, but you're being a real bitch right now." Keith shook his head, and made his way down the bleachers, while I reached for my phone to call my mom,
"Beatrice? Beatrice? Beatrice?!" I let her call my "name" a few times until I had the energy to respond back to her call,481Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsSEVcPUuR
"Please... Come pick me up." I sobbed,
"O-Okay. I'm coming."
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