The droning of The Faint blares through the speakers on my dressers as I lay in bed staring at the ceiling. In the background I can hear my parents arguing, again, always about the same old shit, we can't afford this...blah blah. The same stuff I hear every day but choose to ignore.
Since coming out to my parents a lot of things have changed. My parents are those ultra conservative republican types, who think that homosexuality is just a phase and that I will eventually just get over this phase of my life. What my parents don't understand is that this is not a phase, and that I will never get over it. If I could take a pill and magically be cured, I would volunteer in a heartbeat. But seeing as that magical pill hasn't been invented yet, I'm queer and I'm here to stay.
I tap my fingers to the beat of my favorite song, Desperate Guys, I sing along as I hear a knock on the door.
"Christian what are you doing tonight?" my mom yells through the wooden door.
"I don't know! Why does it matter?" I reply with sarcasm in my voice.
"Just wondering, your dad and I are going out. Just call me and tell me what you are going to do. I love you."
"Ok mom, I'll see you later," I still didn't tell my parents that I loved them. I haven't said those words to anyone, so why start now? Why tell my parents I love them when I know it would be a lie? I can't tell them that I love them especially when they don't even accept me for who I am.
Just then my phone goes off, vibrating on my chest where I had laid it early. A new text message from Amber reading: "Hey, whatcha doin tonight?
I respond with the usual, "Not much as of right now. Why?" I lay the phone back on my chest and wait for her response. About 3 minutes later my phone goes off again, I lift it up to read the text inside. "Well, there is a rave down at the warehouse. Just wondering if you wanted to go?"
"Sure," I responded. I could never turn down a good rave. I can feel the ground vibrate as my parents open the garage to leave the house. I stand up go to the window to make sure they are gone, and quickly undress. I prefer to be naked, but rarely did I get to do it with my parents in the house. I had to shower anyways so why not just walk around for awhile in all my glory before getting in the shower.