Red Hoodie //BoyFriends

Chapter 59

Homophobic language used within the chapter

Michaels POV:

"Michael? Michael!"

My eyes shoot open as I hear my name being called on repeat.
The light in the room is dull but not completely gone.
I look up to the clock.
1:40pm. Shit. I didn't anticipate i'd actually fall asleep.
Last night I barely got any sleep. I started a drawing for art and lost track of time.
So when Jeremy went into college today I kept going with it. My eyes were getting heavy so I just lay my head down on my desk. 4 hours later and here we are.

"Michael Mell!"

I push my chair back from my desk and stumble over to the door. I lean against the handle for a second before I open it.

"Yeah?"

My voice is muffled and breaks slightly.

"Oh good to see you are alive! There's someone on the phone for you"

The phone? Jeremy is in school today whereas i've got the day off. So it can't be him. He'd call my phone. Oh yeah. We went back to school last week.
My old therapist? I cant see why she'd be trying to get back in contact with me.
The school? I'm definitely not supposed to be in today right?

"Michael! Get out of your daze and come down"

I shake myself out of my daydream and hurry downstairs.
My mom gives me a reassuring smile before handing the phone over.

"Hello?"
"Michael? Is that you?"

I freeze. I know that voice all too well.
It's the voice I never expected to hear again.
The voice I wished and wished would come back.
My dad.

"Dad?"

My voice catches slightly as I speak
He doesn't say anything

"Dad is it really you?"
"Yeah. Yeah it is"

He doesn't sound overly pleased to hear me. As shocked as he sounded when I first spoke, I can't help but think he doesn't really have the same excitement as me.

"Why are you calling?"
"Nice to speak to you too Michael"
"Oh no- I didn't mean it like that"

Here's the thing about my dad. He's overly sensitive to basically anything.

"Anyways. I want to see you"

I basically stop breathing

"You what?"
"You heard me the first time Michael"

For the first time ever, I hate hearing someone use my name when talking to me.

"I-"

I swallow

"Sorry I just didn't expect for you to want to see me anymore"
"Well I thought about you the other day and figured it would be good to catch up with you. Chat about school, you still friends with that Jeremy? You got yourself a girlfriend yet?"

I cringe.
There's something else. My dad definitely doesn't know I'm gay.
I haven't had to officially come out to anyone in years, and I don't think my dad is gonna be the most accepting.
Ever since Rich telling me about his dad, i've been super wary when it came to my own. I never used to be worried about it. I never expected him to get back in contact with me.

"Are you still there Michael?"

I shake myself out of the second daydream in the space of 5 minutes.

"Sorry yeah. I'm still here"
"You're away with the fairies. Nothing changed there I guess"
"I have ADHD dad, remember?"
"I'm sure that was just an excuse. Anyways. Did you hear me? I'll come to pick you up in an hour"
"Oh I told Jeremy-"
"See you then!"