from drama class before summer?
If there’s a gun early in a story,
it has to be used later.
So, now you know how to box
you’ll be forced to use
your new muscles and skills
to punch someone.”
Matt shakes his head at me:
“You think ‘all the world’s a stage’ or whatever.
I don’t think real life follows the rules of theater
or the rules of books and films either.
You read and watch so many stories
that you’ve forgotten about real life.
Real life is messy, it doesn’t always make sense.
Real life isn’t a story with symmetry
and a satisfactory ending.”
“Then why do you let the Bible dictate your life?
Isn’t the Bible a bunch of stories?”
“The Bible doesn’t dictate my life, Kai.
What dictates my life is the fact
that my parents are homophobic,
and I wanna keep a roof over my head.
I just wanna do my homework
and study for my exams,
so I can go to a faraway university.
This isn’t self-denial.
It’s self-preservation.
I know who I am, I know I’m gay,
but I know my parents.
Maybe I’ll come out at university.
