Kaiden
"Was that Nathan?" Raven asks as soon as I go back to them. She was probably spying on me through the bay window. See what I meant by no respect for privacy?
"What did he want this late?"
"Is he alright, Kai honey? He's not sick again, is he?" Mum asks, worried.
"Does he work this late?" Dad asks.
"Guys guys, he's fine. It's all good. He just wanted to talk but he had to get a ride with someone so he didn't come in," I shrug.
"Did you solve your little lover's spat?" Bella giggles.
"What?" Dad asks, frowning. Mum looks surprised and they both turn to me.
Oh my god, no!
"Are you - ?" Mom trails off but I am more concerned about my father who looks like he would break something or my head.
The room has gone eerily silent.
"It was just a joke, I swear!" I raise my hands in surrender.
"Yes, I was just kidding!" Bella hastily interjects, clearly realising the enormous tension she's created.
"Kaiden, honey, it is alright if you are, you know, dating him. He seems like a nice boy," Mum says, giving me a genuine smile.
I love her so much more in this moment than she can ever imagine.
"Bullshit! My son isn't some disgusting faggot!" Dad growls and it feels like a slap to my face. "Is that boy a fag? You will stay away from him!"
"Mr Pierce - it was - " Bella begins but is cut off my my dad's glare. She shrinks into herself, eyes welling up.
"Excuse me, you have no right to assume stuff about people!" I snap, annoyed now.
My mind spins. I knew it would be rocky to introduce the idea to my father but I didn't expect outright rejection.
For something that's not even true!
Bella, Raven, Alex, Aaron and Ryan look like they want to disappear in smoke and I don't blame them. I'm pretty sure in the four years we've been friends, none of them have imagined my dad this way. He has always been the jokester, warm and loving.
"Kaiden Pierce, you will not associate with anyone who even thinks that such stupid infatuations are valid!" Dad continues sternly, looking at my friends.
Like he's daring them to challenge him.
"Why are you making a big deal of this? It was a joke on Bella's part and you're just going on assuming shit? Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill! Me and Nathan are friends! I have no clue whether he may or may not be into guys. And you know what, I don't care if he is. He's my friend!"
Bella squeezes my hand to calm me down. My stomach clenches painfully and my ears are hot. I've never been this angry at someone.
"Keep your voice down, Kaiden," Dad snaps, standing up, towering over me.
A shiver crosses my spine. He can be vindictive when he's angry although he's never hit me in my whole life.
"This conversation is over. You are to stay away from these dirty homosexuals and that's final. I will not have you being brainwashed," he snaps before walking away.
Mom follows him, throwing me an apologetic look.
There's pin drop silence for several minutes. The room, despite being so big, feels stuffy and suffocating.
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Summers & Starbucks || bxb ✓
Teen Fiction[completed] Kaiden Pierce fell for Nathan Summers at a camp. After two months of pining and resigning to the fact that he won't see his one sided crush ever again, Kaiden says goodbye. However, Nathan shows up as a final year transfer to Kaiden's sc...
