Chapter 2 Chap

I walk into my house and call for my mom, with no answer I realize that she might be working or working overtime again. Sometimes I think she should take it easy on the work, but whenever I try to talk to her about it, she just says it's necessary and that after I go to college and become an adult with a good education, she could finally relax a little.

I go straight to my room and throw my backpack on the bed and throw myself on the side, after a long time standing looking at the ceiling, I remember what Sarah told me earlier, about how I don't need to print my sexuality in a newspaper, but I also don't need to be crying for the rest of my life for not getting anyone. If I don't make an effort either, a person is not going to fall into my lap for me.

I take a heavy breath and get up without any willpower and go towards the computer, after turning it on, I enter the stupid site that Sarah sent me repeatedly by message, create an account and start messing around on it looking for something interesting. After an hour and seeing that most of the people nearby were from my school or neighbors who surprisingly were also gay, I am surprised to find the boy who bumped into me earlier.

"Falling into my lap"

In his profile it was written that his name was Daniel, but that his nickname was just Danny, that he liked cats, had a Siamese kitten, studied in a school close to mine and was my age (17 years old). After a while in a fight against myself, I decided to take courage and send some message like a "hello", or a "do you remember me? From earlier today". But before I send it my computer makes a notification noise startling me.

As I read the notification, I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that it was him sending me a message. In total shock and nervousness, I open it and read.

@Danny: Hi, how are you? You are the boy from earlier today, right?

After reading the message I take a deep breath as if searching for some courage and reply:

@Tony: It's me yes, are you ok?

@Danny: I'm asking, tell me I didn't hurt you when I bumped into you today.

@Danny: I'm sorry about that too.

Tony: It's okay, I just got a little dirty. I'm even more concerned about the fact that you are LITERALLY being stalked.

@Danny: Oh yeah, it was just some assholes from my school. I think they're homophobic or something, I didn't want to stick around to find out anyway.

@Danny: I don't know how to fight, but at least I know how to run pretty fast.

@Tonny: hahaha Sorry about that, but I still need to learn how to dodge the "obstacles".

@Danny: ok hahah, I'll remember that next time.

The rest of the conversation went on in a relaxed way, he apologized again for knocking me down during his escape from some "assholes", and I said again that it was okay. Soon after he told me that as soon as he left the school, those "assholes", that neither he nor I bothered to memorize, started to tease him and after Danny answered them with a simple "fuck you, assholes", things started to get more aggressive and he thought it was better just to run away from there, although he was not unharmed.

The next day, I would chat with him on my cell phone exchanging messages like:

@Danny: School sucks, but at least I didn't see any of the asshole duo today.

@Tonny: Tell me about it, but if you need to run again today, let me know so I don't get in the way hahahaha.

@Danny: hahaha what an asshole you are hein.

@Danny: Now I have to go to class, talk to you later.

@Tonny: See you later hallway.

As soon as I turn off my cell phone screen, I realize that Sarah is standing behind me with a bastard smile on her face. I slam my locker in anger that she startled me and walk beside her conversationally.

"Why were you with that little smile looking at your cell phone? And who is Danny?"

"Don't you have anything better to do than read my messages over my shoulder, you weirdo?"

"Please tell me you used the website I pointed you to."

"Yes, gossip lady, I did."

After I said that, I instantly regretted it, because she started jumping up and down and celebrating like crazy, drawing the attention of the people in the hallway.

"Would you please stop making such a fuss? This will only make it easier to have you committed to a mental institution!"

"I can't believe my stranded friend is flirting with someone!"

"I'm not flirting, just talking!"

"So, what's he like? Have you guys ever seen each other in person? Tell me everything!!!"

"Okay okay, I'll tell you everything. Just stop acting crazy."

I tell her everything I know about him, including the part where he bumped into me and knocked me into a mud puddle. As soon as I finish, she starts laughing like crazy, amused by the whole story and after almost peeing herself from laughing so hard she starts talking nonsense like "it can only be something predestined, he literally fell in your lap", and it really made sense since it was such a coincidence that on the same day, he falls on me and at the end of the day I end up talking to him on a dating site.

After hearing Sarah talk about how excited she was to see how this story would end, I go to my office and carry on with my day as normal.

On the way home I kept thinking about everything that happened and how I could give this a chance at least once. Maybe all this coincidence is the universe telling me "Oh shit, there's your crumb. And don't ask me for anything else, okay?", and I should just grab it and try again. When I get home, I notice something unusual, my mother is at home preparing dinner.

I close the door behind me and she welcomes me with a smile, soon after she tells me to take a shower and come down for dinner. I just obey, after all I was very hungry.