This is just who I am
Mom?
Dad: She is too upset about this
Mom: It’s all Lizzie’s fault
Ever since she moved away from home she has lost her way
Bobby: Lizzie’s moving to Wisconsin didn’t make me gay
Mom, you know this
Mom: She’s lost her way, rejecting the nice boy she was engaged to
And now you’re running around with men
You are both going to hell
What is everyone at the church going to say?
Dad: How are the boys at the shop going to react?
Mickey: Nobody is going to hell
I will talk to Mom and Dad tonight
Maybe everyone chill now
And maybe we can talk on the phone tomorrow
Bobby: I am the same person I’ve always been
Lizzie: And Bobby’s boyfriend Trey is amazing
Mickey: Let’s all talk tomorrow when the dust has settled a bit
Bobby: Okay
I love you all
“Shit,” I say.
“Yeah,” Liz says, rubbing Bobby’s shoulder. “They’ll come around, Bobby. Give them time.”
“At least Mickey seems completely on board,” Trey says. “My sister was, too, when I first came out.”
“I’m so sorry, Bobby,” Liz says. “So sorry that Jake forced your hand like this.”
“I probably deserve it. I’m the one they got your address from.” He shakes his head. “I still can’t believe Mom went through the GPS locations in my truck. I would never expect her to do that in a million years.”
“I’m a little proud of her tech savvy, to be honest,” Liz says.
“I’m a little amazed she even thought of it,” I say. “It would never occur to me to do that.”
“They didn’t know where you were before the GPS thing?” Trey asks.
“No. I just picked up and left after my fiancé dumped me. Decided to start fresh. I’m still starting, though. Needed a little space to do so.”
