Melancholic (BxB)

Chapter 63

When I went to the bathroom to wash my face I got a chance to take a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror but the person who was staring back at me from the other side seemed like a stranger to me. I had no idea who he was or what he wanted. He looked like me but he wasn't me.

I was lost...

Why? Because I felt so heartbroken but it wasn't a romantic partner who broke my heart, it was my parents. It would have been so much easier if my significant other had been the reason of my despair. In that case the possibility of moving on wouldn't seem so far-fetched because break up with a boyfriend and finding someone else wasn't impossible.

But replacing one's parents was definitely a task that posed a much bigger challenge. Some would even say it was unimaginable.

I wasn't not even sure why I was ranting about this. It didn't even matter how hard I tried to convince them that being gay was completely normal. Some people would just never change so wasting your efforts on them was like setting yourself for a failure.

Maybe that was for the best though. When I was in my grandma's town I still had a slight glimpse of hope that someday I would be able to resolve our conflict and have a civilized relationship with my parents. Now that hope is gone. I would never have to feel bad because of them anymore.

I tried... I gave them a chance... They rejected me... What else can I do?

I'm sick and tired of feeling so hopeless all the time. Starting today I will never be so weak anymore! I won't let anyone who is unworthy get close to my heart ever again.

It's all just so unfair. I end up getting hurt in the end because of them but they don't even care. From now on neither will I!

I dried my hands once I was done looking at myself in the mirror and left the bathroom. As soon as I closed the door I began walking towards the waiting room but I immediately stopped and froze on the spot when I saw a familiar boy standing in front of me.

My hands started shaking but I didn't move. After what I had just told myself a few seconds ago I couldn't back out no matter how scared I was. There was no way I'd let the people of this town control my life ever again. Not after how hard I worked to break out of this shell. Not after so many years of torment. Not after how they made me feel like there was something wrong with me for such a long time.

It was them who should have felt ashamed for what they did not me.

"Didn't I make it clear that you couldn't come back here anymore? I'll try to be more specific now since you clearly have trouble understanding me..." My cousin Dylan spoke up when our eyes met.

He came close to me without breaking eye contact and forcefully tried to drag me outside. I quickly got rid of his hand from my arm and just followed him without making a fuss because I also wanted to talk to him about something. I knew it might have been quite reckless of me to willfully go with him when he was practically luring me in his trap but I was too angry to think straight.

My cousin suddenly grabbed onto my shirt near my neck to intimidate me once we were already out of the hospital building.

"Don't touch me, you might turn gay..." I made a sarcastic comment before chuckling wickedly which made Dylan quite uncomfortable. "Boo!" I opened my eyes wider to frighten him even more and he actually backed away.

"Ugh..." He growled with fury and took a defensive posture. "How dare you talk nonsense..."

"you're such a nuisance..." I talked to myself but it was loud enough so he could also hear it. "What do you even want? I'm only here to see my father. This doesn't concern you. I'll leave as soon as I can. Don't worry, I'm not all that excited about our encounter either."