Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 16:49:34 -0400
From: lewissiwel8890@aol.com
Subject: Welsey and Seamus Chapter 10

Wesley And Seamus
By: Wesley Lewis
Chapter 10: Back to School

	The most annoying sound in the world has got to be that of an alarm
clock going off. After not having to hear it for close to a month I was
awoken to an incessant noise that I can only describe as if someone was
murdering the Penguin from Batman. I finally got tired of the noise and hit
the stupid button resigning myself to the fact that life for me has
officially resumed.

	Today is the day I finally return to school. In all honesty though
I'm kind of glad to be going back because, well I love the man to death,
but he was smothering with attention. Every time I groaned Daddy was
there. Now don't get me wrong I loved that he was so doting on me but there
is a thing as too much. Plus, I really wanted to see my friends. Well what
few friends I had. Chloe came over every few days whereas her sister Lacy
hadn't come to see me once. From what I gathered though the twins aren't
speaking to each other right now because Chloe had really let Lacy have it
for not even seeing me once to which lacy had said she got more important
things to do. I'm not going to lie but that really hurt me! I figured
that's okay because I liked Chloe better anyway, as a matter of fact
everyone liked her better. It wasn't because Lacy was a bitch, well her and
bitch are often used in the same sentence, but Chloe was more outgoing and
more fun to be around. Lacy only hung around the jocks so that solved the
problem of me not wanting to be around her.

	The only other friends I had were Sidney, who preferred to be
called Sid, who a little nerdier than I was. He wasn't too bad to look at
either. We've been friends since elementary school. He is the token
straight boy of the group now. The only other guys were Kurt Williams and
Will Robins. They were the first openly gay couple at school. Neither of
them was campy, but they weren't butch either. No one really messed with
them because they were both trained in martial arts after they came out to
their parents. They had accepted them and paid for self-defense classes for
them so they would feel safer. The only other girl in the group was
Samantha Martin, or as she preferred to be called Sam. The thing about Sam
is she is the biggest tomboy in the school. She would rather play football
than be a cheerleader. Everybody teased her and called her a lesbian until
one day she snapped and broke a poor boys nose. This happened in middle
school. No one else accused her of being a lesbian since. I honestly don't
think any of them would care if I came out to them. Kurt and Will had often
hit on me and Sid but we just laughed it off.

	The one thing I had to do though was ask Seamus what he thought
about coming out to my friends. He and his mom are supposed pick me up
because Daddy still doesn't want me to ride the bus just yet until I get
the last cast on my arm off. My leg casts were removed on Friday. It was
important to me to be truthful with my friends about who I am. I know most
won't care either way if I was gay or not but I just couldn't lie about
myself anymore. It's not like I was going to flaunt the fact all over
school but if people asked I wasn't going to deny it. I've done that for
far too long as it is. I was even going to join the Gay straight Alliance
we had at school. Even before all this mess happened Kurt and Will tried
dragging me to a meeting. It only happened one time because I had a total
panic attack and was scared someone would find out about me. Panic attacks
aren't that uncommon for me. I used to have to see a therapist about it but
Mama had nixed that saying all I needed was prayer. Dr. Andrew Lee was a
great guy. He was first person I told I was gay and it felt like a little
bit of pressure was relieved when I told him. I haven't had a panic attack
since the incident but the thing about them was you never know when one
could occur or what triggered them.

	After getting dressed and eating a bowl of oatmeal I waited
anxiously for Seamus and Mum to arrive. I thought when Seamus said he and
his mom were picking me up it would just be the three of us but lo and
behold his sisters were with them. They were grinning like little monkeys
in the backseat while Seamus looked embarrassed. The ride to school was
relatively quiet except every so often the girls would start giggling. When
Seamus or I looked back they would stop. Thankfully the elementary school
was the first stop on the way to the high school. Seamus looked relieved as
Fenna and Brianna exited the car. The rest of the car ride was spent
discussing coming out to my friends. Seamus said he would if I thought my
friends would really accept us. After assuring him they would he agreed to
come out to my friends and even join the GSA with me.

	Finally we arrived at the high school. Mum parked in the faculty
lot as she was the school nurse. Before we entered the school, Seamus took
me by the hand and walked straight through the door. When we entered the
building no one really paid that much attention to us. That was until we
spotted the resident bully Melvin Chambers and his lackey Brandon
Calhoun. Both were sophomores who were talented enough to be on the varsity
football team. Although Brandon could also be on the team because his
father was the principal. Both Brandon and his father both used to attend
our church until a few months ago. No one knows why they had stopped coming
but it didn't really matter much to me now.

	Seamus could feel me as I tensed up expecting to be hit or teased
about something coming from those two. In the past, me and Sid were always
being called fairies just because we hung out with Kurt and Will. I don't
think it bothered Sid half as much as it did me, of course every time I
heard someone call me that I'd think that someone knew my
secret. Truthfully Brandon always looked like it made him sick every time
he said something derogatory towards me whereas Melvin just sneered as he
said it.

	Before they got to us though Melvin said something to Brandon and
turned to leave. Melvin was the one who had always instigated the teasing
so I wasn't as worried about Brandon as I was Melvin. He stopped a few feet
in front of us and looked around before closing the distance between us.

	When he got to us and saw how tensed I was he put his hands up
saying "relax Wesley, I'm not going to harass you or Seamus. I just wanted
to apologize and tell you no one is going to bother you about being gay or
even limping. I really would like to talk to you and Seamus about something
but it can wait until later. Just remember right now you're under my
protection I promise, Melvin won't bother you either."

	He extended his hand so I could shake it. Sensing that he was
telling the truth I took his hand and told him that I appreciated it and
would see him later. After talking to Brandon and shaking his hand
everybody staring at us went back to what they were doing and we proceeded
to our lockers.

	After giving Seamus a quick peck on the cheek I made my way to my
first class which was my favorite, Language arts.  Mr. Lee was the teacher
for that class and he was in my opinion one of the best teachers I've ever
had. He was the younger brother of my former psychiatrist. Since Seamus had
been bringing home my homework I was caught up with the class and was able
to participate in the discussion. We were currently discussing
Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Mr. Lee was also the faculty advisor for the
GSA at school. After class ended I talked with Mr. Lee for a few minutes
about the GSA which he encouraged me to join.

	My next class was Social Studies. This was by far my least favorite
class for more than one reason. The first being I couldn't remember
important dates even if my life depended on it. The second reason was the
teacher, Ms. Hardin, was so boring. She could drone on about any topic and
rarely left room for discussion for the class. I usually tuned out her
voice during this class but for some reason today I didn't. today was about
the civil rights movement. I guess it spoke to me because I could see the
fight for rights. During the sixties, it had been for racial equality
whereas today it was about LGBT rights. This was probably the only class
during the entire semester that I had given one hundred percent of my
attention to.

	After Social Studies, it was time for lunch. I hadn't seen Seamus
since this morning so I was eager to see him again. As I made my way to the
cafeteria I was bumped into the wall dropping all my books and notes. After
picking them up I saw that it was Melvin that had shoved me and I could see
a look of anger on Brandon's face. I watched as he pulled Melvin into an
empty room and looked at me apologetically. When I finally made it to the
lunchroom I could see that Chloe had dragged Seamus to our usual
table. Since I didn't have any classes with anyone else before lunch this
was the first time I had seen any of my friends since the incident. Sitting
down beside Seamus I leaned over and kissed his cheek to test the waters.

Kurt was the first one to speak "Well first off, I know three people who
owe me some money, next what took you so long to come out Wesley."

"I was just scared to Kurt. I didn't want to be treated differently. The
only person that really knew was Chloe. And now of course Seamus, who is my
boyfriend."

	Sid then looked at me with a hurt expression in his eyes "Wes we
have been friends since elementary don't you think I would have still been
your friend? I would have stood with you no matter what. I'm pretty sure
everybody at this table would not have turned their backs on you."

	As I looked around the table I started to feel ashamed that I
couldn't trust my friends with my secret. I apologized to all of them and
they just got up and hugged me. When lunch was half over with Brandon came
up asking if he could talk to me and Seamus.

	As we got up the others looked at us perplexed and I simply
shrugged at them not knowing what Brandon wanted either. We followed him to
the same room he had pulled Melvin into earlier. Seamus looked around
making sure we were alone, which we were.

	Brandon started out by apologizing for everything he had put us
through he really did look like he was sorry. He looked embarrassed and
ashamed.  When he got finished apologizing I asked him what was going on
with him and why he was apologizing.

"Well, Wesley, after hearing what you went through with your mother made me
think about how I had been treating you. It also made me realize why I
treated you that way. I've been so worried about people would think of
me. You may have noticed that me and dad had left your church. Well the
reason was because of your mother Wesley. She had ranted about how evil
this is or how bad it was to do that. Well my dad kept noticing how I would
react and finally asked what was up.  I had to tell him because it was
eating me up on the inside, I couldn't stand it so I finally admitted that
I was gay. I also know that I've been a hypocrite about the way I've been
treating Kurt and Will. What changed how I acted was when I heard about
what your mother did. I couldn't do that to you anymore and I know I don't
deserve it but I'd like to try and be friends."

	We sat there stunned for a few minutes before Seamus asked him why
he still hung out with Melvin if he was trying to be a better person.

Brandon looked away before answering "He's been my best friend for as long
as I can remember and I love him. He doesn't know that I love him because
it would hurt too much for me to be pushed away from him if I told him."

	Not knowing what to say I got up and hugged him, Seamus followed
suit and did it to. When we were hugging him, Brandon started crying and we
stayed there in that room until lunch ended.

	After the bell rang me and Seamus went to our next class which is
the only one we shared, math. Our teacher was Miss Jones. She was a great
teacher and one of the few who took an interest in her students' lives. The
weird thing though is that when I walked into the room her usually charming
self pretty much disappeared. Even when I said good afternoon to her she
just ignored me and sat at her desk. Before beginning the class, she
announced there would be a pop quiz and we would have the results by the
end of the class. Since Seamus had helped me catch up in the class I felt I
did good. When we finished the quizzes, we turned them in and she started
the lesson about the Cartesian Plane. After twenty minutes of rise over run
she assigned us some pages in the workbook and began grading papers. As we
walked out the door she gave our quizzes back and I was stunned to see that
I had an F on the test.

	When I asked her why I got an F she said because I had cheated and
didn't deserve the passing grade. She also sad if I had a problem with it
to take it up with the principal. Apparently, she didn't think I had the
stones to go over her head but she found out I did. After getting to the
office and explaining what had transpired with Miss Jones to Dr. Calhoun he
called her into the office.

	He started off by asking why I was given an F, to which she said
"He cheated on it. There is no way he could have passed that test and ace
it without cheating. He has been out of school for an extended amount of
time but that doesn't exempt him from being graded as he should be."

Dr. Calhoun then asked her "If he didn't cheat would he have passed the
exam?"

"Yes, he would have, but there is no way he didn't cheat, he's been out of
school for weeks and there is no way possible for him to have learned
everything we had went over."

	At this point I was getting a little pissed and finally spoke up
"For your information I have been studying every night for the past week to
get caught up, Seamus and Chloe have been helping me since I have got out
the hospital and I passed your test!"

	At this point she was seething and started to get red "Listen here
you little faggot you cheated on this test and I'm not going to change it
just because your little pansy ass runs to the principal."

"Miss Jones, you don't have to worry about changing his grade or anyone
else's for that matter you are on suspension right now pending a vote from
the board. You apparently have forgotten your place as an educator is to
encourage children not disrespect them like you just did!" I had never
heard Dr. Calhoun so angry before. I'm also sure his secretary had heard
every word and was probably already spreading the word to the other
teachers.

	After old lady jones left in a huff Dr. Calhoun turned to
me. "Wesley I'm sorry for the way she treated you. You didn't need to have
that happen to you. The truth is we've had complaints about her but never
could get proof. Thankfully I recorded the entire affair today. I'm aware
that Brandon has also spoke to you and I'd like to apologize for his
behavior as well. The good thing about him coming out to me is that he has
felt like he should stop being the insufferable ass he was. He really is
sorry about how he treated you."

"Sir he has apologized and I accepted his apology. I understand why he did
it. I want to be his friend but he hangs out with Melvin so much. He told
me and Seamus the reason for that also. I can't blame him for wanting to
try and change Melvin. I'd like to be his friend too but I don't see that
happening."

"Well Wesley, believe it or not Melvin has actually begun to change a
little. There is something going on with him but not even Brandon can find
out what it is, maybe somebody else could find out, by the way Wesley could
you have your father call me later?"

"I'll have him call you as soon as I get home could I have a pass for being
late to my next class?"

	After getting the pass I headed for my last class for the day,
Biology. Mr. Stephens was the teacher for that class. He was one of my
favorite teachers. While in the coma I was told that he and Mr. Lee were
the only ones who had come to see me.  Today we happened to be covering
genetics and the cross-pollination process. That pretty much took the whole
class period. After giving us our homework he dismissed us and I waited at
my locker for Seamus. He appeared about five minutes later and we were on
the way home in Mum's car.
	Daddy was home when I got so I passed on the message for him to
call the principal. At first, he joked with me about being in
trouble. After coming back from the phone call, he told me that he would be
filling in math class until they could find a replacement. he told me he
was thinking about going back to school to get a teaching degree. I'm glad
he was thinking about his future. I called Seamus and told him about the
rest of my day. After talking for a few minutes, we told each other I love
you and went to sleep.

Somewhere Across Town......

"Son you're going to do it and I don't care if you like it or not. You live
under my roof and will obey my rules."

"Please daddy I don't want to anymore it hurts too much. I'm sorry daddy
please don't make me do it again."

The screams from the basement went unheard from the surrounding houses.

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