Being outted to the entire school was not on my high school bucket list. I found out that I was gay when I was around 12. Since then, I have had this plan for how I wanted to come out.
I know it's cheesy, but I was going to wait till my teenage years and bake a rainbow cake with 'surprise I'm gay!' Written on the top. Idea found on Pinterest one night.
Maybe this was god trying to stop me from humiliating myself in front of my family, but I didn't appreciate it.

Yay for dark humor.

As soon as I walked through the front doors of Truham, I knew something was up. Teenagers I didn't know were looking at me with disgusted expressions. Okay, I guess my mirror didn't lie to me about my looks?

I'm supposed to be the nerd nobody cares about; this isn't good. Anxiety began to take over as a group of juniors walked up to me, snickering. They've never acknowledged my existence until now.

"Charlie Spring." Jackson hummed in a mocking tone. Taking a deep breath, I shut my locker and turned to face them. They were here to cause trouble. No, way to run from it now.

"Yes, that is my name." I managed through nerves. 

"Wow, I never knew that Gays were so feisty." Another one of them, Max taunted.

My whole body froze like a deer caught in headlights. How did they know that? The only people who knew were Tori and Tao; they wouldn't tell a soul.

"Yeah." Jackson laughed. He stepped up and shoved me against the lockers. "How does it feel that your dirty little secret got out?" He said in amusement.

I shoved Jackson off of me and ran. My flight instinct kicked in. My head was spinning as I rushed into the first available door, which happened to be the boy's locker room.

Laughs and taunts echoed from the guys changing in the locker room as I hid in a stall and slumped onto the ground. Everybody knows; everyone knows that I'm gay.

I sat in the stall, trying to figure out how this happened for what seemed to be hours. The bell rang, meaning it was time to go home. Do I even care that I missed classes?
At least nobody saw me when I left and walked to the bus station to meet up with Tori.

"Oh, Char," Tori said with big teary eyes as she ran over to me, tackling me into a hug.
I guess the news spread to her school as well.

I sobbed into her arms and clung to my sister, desperate for comfort.

"Let's get you home," Tori said softly. I didn't know what I'd do without her, and she was the best big sister. She was the only good part of my days lately other than Oliver.
Tori was also the first person that I felt comfortable enough to come out to. I don't have control over who knows now, and my parents might have even found out.

"What are you thinking about?" Tori demanded as we sat on the bus. "Mom and dad might know now." I leaned into her with teary eyes.
I don't want to go home and face them.

Tori didn't respond, and she just laid her head against mine, offering the comfort she could at the moment. I can't wait for this day to be over; it was a nightmare.