Betrayal

            “You weren’t supposed to tell anyone Derek.” Amy cried, wiping her tears as she cried into her hands. “You can’t undo this. It’s out. It’s out and that’s all it takes and now my life is over. “

            “Amy, you said you wanted this. You said it last night and you said you wanted it more than anything.” Derek said, annoyed at Amy finding yet another way to play victim and slightly hurt that she thought he’d done this vindictively.

            “I said I wanted to be ABLE to come out, not that you should go and open your big fat mouth and tell everyone I’m gay. People get tied to fences and beat to death for this, Derek. Now I have to spend my senior year getting harassed and mocked and beaten up instead of enjoying it with my friends and worrying about normal things like getting into college.”

            “It isn’t like I was trying to hurt you,” Derek said, “you act like I was waiting for precious information to stab you in the back with and it isn’t like that. People aren’t THAT bad Amy, it’s not like you’re the only gay kid in school.”

            “Right,” Amy said, staring him in the eye angrily, “because you know so damn much about it right?”

            Derek froze, not sure of what to say.  No, I obviously don’t know. DON’T SAY THAT THOUGH. Crap.

            “Well it’s not like I don’t know ANYTHING either Amy. I know what you’ve told me. And it sounds like staying in the closet is your way of being a coward.”

            “I’m not surprised that my white conservative Catholic brother feels that way.” Amy said, refusing to look him in the eyes again.

            “So what, because I’m white and devout and Republican, my life is easy?” Derek asked, feeling annoyed. People always whip this out.

            “No, because you are white, people aren’t scared of you on the street. Because you are Christian, people don’t judge your beliefs and say your choice in faith makes you a threat or unintelligent. And because you’re conservative, you’re just a scared little boy waiting to point fingers in any other direction just to get what you want with no consequences, as this betrayal shows. Now get out.”