[Twice Featured Noteworthy Novel & Staff Pick on Tapas.io] ✔
[Previously featured on Tapas.io's LGBTQ+ Community collection] ✔
One night. That was all it took for Senn Reyes' life to change drastically--and permanently.
Senn Reyes is a seventeen-y...
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Friday
Staring at his phone, Senn contemplated on accepting Lucas' invite to go to a party that evening. He really didn't want to stay in a fight with Lucas over something so trivial and stupid.
Lucas couldn't possibly know why Senn was as upset as he was.
And, shortly after dinner, Lucas had sent him a text to apologize for their small argument during lunch, telling Senn he really didn't mean to say anything wrong, or push his buttons by repeatedly asking about Joyce.
They hadn't exchanged much words after lunch and Senn had mostly spend his time by himself, ignoring Elio during class, or with Avan and Samantha.
But Lucas at least put in effort to clear the air and ask him if he wanted to join him and Avan to a party thrown by the brother of Lucas' teammate Ricky. Which, Senn remembered, were pretty decent parties where pretty much everything was allowed since there usually wasn't a parental figure present to look after the teens trashing their home.
Like with every decision nowadays, Senn grabbed his magic-8-ball, causing Lucas to chuckle on the small phone screen in front of him.
"Yeah, ask the magic-8-ball," Lucas laughed. "It'll know what to do."
"I hope it will. It's been really indecisive lately."
Lucas laughed a little harder while Senn closed his eyes, asked the magic-8-ball if he should attend the party, and shook it lightly with one hand.
Yes, definitely.
Senn frowned, wondering why on Earth the ball couldn't give him any clear fucking answer about coming out to anyone, yes or no. But when it came to going to a party it was convinced it was a splendid idea?
"And? Does it tell you to go?"
"As a matter of fact, it did." Senn showed the ball to Lucas, who smirked in reply.
"Wise decision, my friend. Should we pick you up?" Lucas shortly looked away from the screen, threw a pillow and told his younger sister to get the fuck out of his room before turning back to Senn. "I'm picking up Avan anyway, so it's not that far off route."
"It's still ten minutes. Maybe I can meet you guys at Avan's?" Senn suggested, staring at the boxes with clothes in the corner of his room. He needed to decide what he was going to wear. He should also ask Tessa and Dean if he was even allowed to go.
"That could work. I'm picking him up in half an hour. Will you make it there in thirty?"
"Yeah, I'm not a girl who needs hours to get ready for a party where I'm probably going to end up trashed anyway."
Lucas chuckled again, nodding his head. "Right. Well, in that case, I'll see you in thirty."
