It was another one of those nights. Where you wake up at midnight and check your phone. It’s Anthony. Not surprised.

< hey. < can u come out < ill pick u up if u want < we could go to McDonald’s too idc

You reluctantly get up, at this point, you go for the McDonalds which Anthony steals his mums money to pay for.

A car pulls up outside your house. You quietly leave the house and climb into the passenger seat of Anthony’s car, still in your Hello Kitty pajamas.

he doesn’t say a word. you’ve gotten used to that by now. the silent car ride to the beach, where you both sit on the top of his car as he vapes and you both talk for hours until you decide to get McDonald’s. He then normally drives you home.

Today felt different. The tension was so thick, you could cut it with a knife.

You arrive at destination one, the beach, you climb onto the hood of the car with Anthony.

He looks at you, something.. unrecognisable in his tone.

“..I think I’m gay.”

he blurts out. You pause.