Felix - broken dreams

JULIO, RAY, CHARLI, AND I walk to the lunch table.

"Yeah, I was at her house and I asked her but she friend-zoned me," Charli says as we all sit down to eat.

"I don't like the food," Ray complains.

"Where's Busk and ooh can I have your cheese sticks," Julio asks.

"Have it all."

"He has a lot going on," I say taking a bite of my sandwich.

Julio looks at me for a moment then looks away. I clear my throat because I do that when I feel uncomfortable. "So, after school, you guys wanna go to my house? I can't visit Busk right now and I don't have work so I'm free."

"Sure!" Ray says.

"I don't mind tagging along," Charli adds.

Julio pauses, "I can't have a date."

Does he still find it weird talking to me even though I said that I am not gay when he kissed me?

"With who," I ask.

"Jason McCall."

"You're gay?!" Charli says.

"Congradulations, man," Ray chimes in.

"Yeah," I agree, "Yeah, congrats, bro."

After school, I walk with them to my house. I see the yellow house parched as its heavy eyes staring at me with laughter with a little white Cadillac, a huge blue truck, and a black Dodge sits in their driveway all laughing at my face. Charli really wasn't lieing, I think to myself. I think I'm standing there way too long bcause Ray gives me a little push as I go home to Grmma.