Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:39:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Aaron Hull <wah.stories@yahoo.com>
Subject: Shawn's Turn: Shawn's Turn - 13

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	This is the first story I've ever written, I wrote it over the
summer of last year and my writing skills have grown immensely. Although
this is my first story I've wrote, I have published other stories on here
and am currently working on one. Under the high school section, I have the
One or the Other, which is a current project; Hayden's Story; and GAvin's
Got Game. Under the college section, I have The After Party. The latter
three stories all contain sexual content.
	If you enjoyed reading this story, you can email me at
wah.stories@yahoo.com. I love getting fan mail and can't wait to here from
you all!

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	The whole class period all I thought about was kicking someone's
ass. But since I'm weak, that wasn't an option. Even though Jen and I don't
talk anymore, I'm going to have to talk to her about what Cole did.

	After class, I went to the bathroom to wait for Tommy. He never
showed. I went down to his locker. He wasn't there. I went to Tyler's
locker. Neither of them was there. Ginger usually stays after school for
tutoring though. So they had to be somewhere in the school, unless they
took the bus home.

	I decided that I would just go ahead and execute my plan. I first
went and asked Ginger if she would be able to take me home and she said it
would be no problem. She then told me that Tyler texted her and said they
were taking the bus home because Tommy wasn't feeling well. I didn't want
to tell her what was actually going on as of right now, but she would find
out eventually.

	I went to the gym and saw the cheerleaders were practicing. The
first two I saw were Jen and Avery. Damn. I've probably made a huge impact
on their current lives. I knew that I would have to make amends with Avery
and apologize to Jen. That would cut down on the people who hate my guts.

	I sat down outside the gym because I knew I would get my ass handed
to me by the coach if I interrupted practice because of some "silly drama."
I took my phone out of my pocket and turned it one. I'm one of the few kids
who listen to the phone rules. When it was finally done doing all it's
starting up shit, I saw I had a text from Tommy.

	Tommy: I think we should break-up

	Me: Because of that one pic?!?!

	Tommy: Please don't say it like that

	Me: Don't let Cole win, Tommy! I know how to make things a little
less bad

	Tommy: It's not that, Shawn. My dad is going to kill me if he found
out I had a boyfriend. And I can't lie to him so this is the safest thing
for both of us.

	Me: I don't want to lose you though ?

	Tommy: I'm sorry, Shawn. But please, just don't talk to me.

	I nearly broke down into tears. This can't be happening! I tried
texting Tyler. But he wouldn't respond. This is probably hard for him
too. When cheer practice ended, the girls and the very few guys
left. Neither Avery nor Jen came out. When the coach finally left, I felt
like it was okay to go in.

	Avery and Jen were cleaning up the gym and chatting it up as if
they were best friends. I walked over to them very quietly and heard them
gossiping about one of the cheerleaders.

	When Avery saw me, he went from being in a good mood to pissed
off. "What the hell are you doing here?" Jen turned around and saw it was
me. She was also pissed.

	"I came here to apologize to both of you. What I did with Leo was
wrong and what I did to Jen is wrong."

	"Do you think sorry will make up for deserting your best friend?"
Jen asked. I could tell she was still hurt.

	"Jen I'm really sorry. But today Cole showed everyone a pic of me
and Tommy kissing-"

	Avery interrupted me. "Serves you right. Show everyone how slutty
you actually are."

	"Just shut up for right now Avery. I'm trying to say something to
Jen." He was about to say something but he shut up. "Tommy and I have been
dating for about two weeks and his father is a major homophobe. If he finds
out his son kissed a guy Tommy could be severely hurt."

	"Why should I care?" Jen asked. "It's not like you cared about me
when you left."

	"This isn't for me though, Jen! This is to protect a fellow
classmate from being beaten to death! If you don't accept my apology then
don't! But please don't let Cole ruin an innocent kid's life."

	"He isn't ruining anyone's life. It's not his fault that you and
Tommy can't keep your hands off each other at school."

	"I can't believe after all the shit we've been through Cole is the
one thing to tear us apart. I remember that one time when we didn't talk
for a month in 1st grade because I stole a pack of fruit snacks from you. I
hope you'll see that Cole is nothing more than those fruit snacks soon
because I'm not going to wait for my best friend much longer."

	She looked down at her feet. Avery was about o say something but I
interrupted him. "And to you Avery. I know that we haven't been friends but
before I kissed Leo there was no reason for you to hate me. It's not my
fault Leo liked me. Yeah I liked Leo but I respected that you two were
together. The moment I kissed him was a moment of weakness. You mean much
more to him that I do. All he does is mope around school now. He misses you
so much and regrets even talking to me."

	Before he had time to respond I turned and ran out of the
gym. Hoping neither of them saw my tears. When I was halfway down the
hallway, I ran into someone. It was Ginger. I apologized and helped her up.

	"It's okay, sweetie. And next time tell me where you're at because
I've been wondering around here forever looking for you." She smiled and
expected me to say something back. But then she saw the tears. "Shawn, tell
me what's wrong."

	I told her everything that had just happened. She really didn't
understand what went on with Jen and I forgo I hadn't told her about Tommy
and me. Every time I tried to say something, I would start crying
harder. So I pulled out my phone and showed her the texts. She pulled me
into a hug and tried to tell me everything would be all right.

	When I finally cooled down, she took me out to her car and took me
home. I thanked her and tried inviting her in, but she refused. She said
she had some business to attend to. She once again told me that everything
would be okay. I tried telling her it wouldn't but she backed out and left
before I could say anything. No wonder Amy and Ginger were friends. They're
like twins.

	When I went inside, my mom asked me how school went. I told her
that I couldn't talk about it right now and that I would spill everything
at dinner. That's how my family rolls. If you don't feel like talking about
something at the moment, you set a realistic date to explain everything. It
helps you clear your mind before telling the world. When I reached the top
of the stairs, I heard my mom on the phone with Amy, telling her we were
having dinner an hour early.

	I logged on my computer to see it there was anything new with
Tumblr or Facebook. There wasn't so I got off and laid down. My eyes were
so heavy from crying that I went to sleep in a matter of minutes. I dreamt
that Cole and Jen never dated and I had never kissed Leo. Tyler, Jen, Leo,
Avery, Blake, Layla, Amy, Ginger, Alex, Jay, Tommy, and I were all sitting
at lunch together and having fun.

	Sadly, I woke up when the smell of spaghetti entered my nose. I
combed my hair and straightened out my clothes. I went downstairs and sat
on the couch. DJ and Amy were on the loveseat being all lovey dovey. I
nearly got sick.

	My mom soon called for us to come eat. After everyone got their
plate and sat down, my mom asked me what was wrong. Everyone looked at
me. I first told them about Leo and I kissing despite he was taken. I could
tell my dad wasn't happy with his son being a "gay slut."

	I then told them about all the bad shit that has happened, from Jen
and me not talking at all, all the way to my rant to Avery and Jen. When I
was finally done, I started crying again. The three women jumped out of
their seats and started hugging me. My dad asked me what Tommy's last name
was so he could call the cops.

	"Dad! You can't do that!"

	"I'm sure as hell going to, Shawn! I can't have that sweet little
boy hurt! He means the world to you and we've all become attached to him
and his siblings."

	"Dad, please don't do this! If Tommy has a black eye or a bruise
tomorrow I will tell you and then you can call the cops! They won't do
anything until they have some sort of evidence!"

	My mom tried to talk to Dad because he was still set towards
calling the police. But after everyone trying to tell him he can't do this,
he finally listened. Now I'm just hoping that Ginger will be able to fix
things on her side.

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~ IMPORTANT ~
	There are two chapters that were written by a friend of mine and I
will tell you if when the chapter is written by her. Please DO NOT contact
me and tell me how different those chapters are from the rest of the story
and they are written completely differently. If you do I will most likely
insult you. :D

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