Jeremy watched how students walked past him in the hallway. His eyes connected with that one familiar face. He wanted to ask him to prom. The problem was, Jeremy was scared and shy, whilst Nathaniel was scary and outgoing. He didn’t dare to ask Nathaniel to go to the prom with him.
What if Nathaniel laughs at him?
What if Nathaniel is homophobic and punches Jeremy in the face?
What if Nathaniel shows disgusted face?
Don’t be a pussy, Jeremy thought to himself. Do it!
Jeremy watched how Nathaniel was separated from his friends because he went to smoke a cigarette and his friends went to class. Jeremy followed the boy outside and then walked closer to him, scared and heart beating fast.
Jeremy was just about to open his mouth to call Nathaniel’s name, when the boy spun around, looked at Jeremy and asked, “What?”
Jeremy’s bravery was gone.
“Nothing, okay, bye”, Jeremy rambled and attempted to leave.
He was stopped when Nathaniel grabbed his arm.
“Don’t lie to me. What do you want?” Nathaniel said, leaning so close to Jeremy’s face that he could smell the cigarette from Nathaniel’s breath. “Spit it out.”
Oh, my god, Jeremy thought. He is going to punch me in the face. But Jeremy had to say it, he was already this far.
“I-I-I- I was wondering if… you would– you would come–“
“–to the prom with you?” Nathaniel ended his sentence on his behalf. “Yeah, sure.”
“I totally understand that you don’t want to– wait, what?” Jeremy stared at Nathaniel with his mouth dropped open.
“I said, yeah, sure.”
Nathaniel let go of Jeremy and stepped back, smoking his cigarette and stared at Jeremy.
What was he supposed to do now? Jeremy was lost; he hadn’t thought he could get this far. Should he just walk away?
“I will pick you up at seven”, Nathaniel said. “Wear a bowtie.”
Then Nathaniel walked away and Jeremy stood there, heart beating fast and mouth still wide open.
What the actual fuck?
“Bowtie”, Jeremy managed to get out of his mouth. “I need to go buy a bowtie.”
What if Nathaniel laughs at him?
What if Nathaniel is homophobic and punches Jeremy in the face?
What if Nathaniel shows disgusted face?
Don’t be a pussy, Jeremy thought to himself. Do it!
Jeremy watched how Nathaniel was separated from his friends because he went to smoke a cigarette and his friends went to class. Jeremy followed the boy outside and then walked closer to him, scared and heart beating fast.
Jeremy was just about to open his mouth to call Nathaniel’s name, when the boy spun around, looked at Jeremy and asked, “What?”
Jeremy’s bravery was gone.
“Nothing, okay, bye”, Jeremy rambled and attempted to leave.
He was stopped when Nathaniel grabbed his arm.
“Don’t lie to me. What do you want?” Nathaniel said, leaning so close to Jeremy’s face that he could smell the cigarette from Nathaniel’s breath. “Spit it out.”
Oh, my god, Jeremy thought. He is going to punch me in the face. But Jeremy had to say it, he was already this far.
“I-I-I- I was wondering if… you would– you would come–“
“–to the prom with you?” Nathaniel ended his sentence on his behalf. “Yeah, sure.”
“I totally understand that you don’t want to– wait, what?” Jeremy stared at Nathaniel with his mouth dropped open.
“I said, yeah, sure.”
Nathaniel let go of Jeremy and stepped back, smoking his cigarette and stared at Jeremy.
What was he supposed to do now? Jeremy was lost; he hadn’t thought he could get this far. Should he just walk away?
“I will pick you up at seven”, Nathaniel said. “Wear a bowtie.”
Then Nathaniel walked away and Jeremy stood there, heart beating fast and mouth still wide open.
What the actual fuck?
“Bowtie”, Jeremy managed to get out of his mouth. “I need to go buy a bowtie.”