Brendell

Justin had been speaking for over an hour. His mother, after leading him out of their bathroom, sat him down on the edge of their bed and took his hand in hers. At first, the words had taken a while to come to Justin. But then, all of a sudden, the story became this squirming creature, clawing its way up Justin’s throat and out of his mouth, desperate to reach the outside world. For months since the “incident” Justin had thought his best course of action was to completely seal himself off fr

As the bell rang to signal the end of 3rd period, Mr. Thomas’ British literature class slammed closed notebooks and textbooks and quickly stuffed them into backpacks, eager to escape Dickens’ never-ending novel. Seemingly unaware of his surroundings, Justin Parks sat at his desk in the third row of the class, his book sitting open in front of him, staring straight ahead. He had sat in that position since the beginning of class – a position of apparent complete boredom that was mimicked by oth

Justin Parks had a plan after the "incident." But with a recent move to Shiloh Falls, everything will change.

This story is 100% fictional. Nothing written here has actually occurred in real life. Read this only if you are interested in a story about a young man learning the truth about himself and the world around him. Do not read it if doing so will get you or the author in trouble. Please send honest comments, good or bad, to brendell83@yahoo.com. Discovering the Truth - Part 1 "Mom, dad...I have something I need to tell you," I said quietly, my voice wavering slightly with a mixture

Brandon makes the big step of coming out to his parents - and it goes far differently than he would have hoped.