Ralph
"Hey, David! Will you be able to suck my cock tonight?"
"Not unless I have a cancellation, sorry."
Ralph laughed and turned to his friend Clarice.
She asked, "Why do you insult him like that? He is a good guy."
"Yeah, I know. It's just a game we play."
"But your game is to call him a fag. Why do you think that's not insulting?"
"But, but, everyone knows he is gay."
"Look around the student union, how many people you see that know both of you? And even if everyone around you knew why would you keep calling him a fag?"
"Hey, it's just a guy thing. Oh, just forget it."
She stood to leave and said, "Do you think he will ever be able to just forget it?"
Ralph refused to accept he was doing any harm for three days but eventually he saw himself as the last thing he wanted to be, an inconsiderate bully.
He had been bullied until he got to the ninth grade then noticed he was bigger that all the others and had remained bigger than most others since. The one guy that still thought he could bully Ralph found himself thrown two yards into a lake at a local park. When he tried to get out Ralph had thrown him right back into the lake. It was not until after the fourth time that the guy at last apologized.
By then there were about a hundred people around. As soon as the guy apologized Ralph helped in out of the water and took him to a hot dog stand and got him something to eat and drink. He told the vendor that since his friend couldn't catch a fish he thought he better buy him something to eat before he drowned.
The guy thanked Ralph and walked around with him for a while.
"Why did you bully me all that time? Ralph asked him
"Because you never paid attention to me. In the fourth grade I wanted you to be my friend but you never saw me. I chose the wrong way to make you notice me. I apologize.
The guy became his best friend for the rest of his high school years.
The lesson learned then helped him now, He understood what he needed to do. The next time he saw David in the student union he walked up to him and asked David to sit with him for a minute.
"David, I apologize for being such an asshole with you. Sometimes I just don't know any better. In truth I like you. You are a good guy. Please allow me to be a friend if you can forgive me. Thanks for listening."
Ralph stood and left a perplexed David sitting at the table.
"What did he tell you?" Clarice asked when she sat with him.
"He apologized for being a jerk."
"Hmmm, I'll race you to him."
David laughed and said, "Nah. He's homophobic."
"No he is not, he just though he was being a buddy to you. Next time you see him ask him to buy you a hot dog."
"Yeah, right. Why don't you ask him to buy you a hot dog? You have been crazy about him since the fourth grade."
"Sixth grade. I am just a buddy to him, his best friend that is a girl. Even on prom night when I was ready the put out for him he never made a pass at me, barely kissed me that night. I have had to do all the kissing and seducing since. Still I'm the only girl he has so that's something."
"Is he gay?"
Clarice began to laugh but stopped short and frowned. "I don't know. If he is he probably doesn't know either. Now that would be a major fucking disappointment."
"No fucking cussing. You need to find out, we are starting our senior year in this here university and our real lives begin shortly afterward. You may need a plan B."
"No, no plan B. It is Ralph or pussy for me."
"You eat pussy?"