10
On The Lakefront
I was riding in silence. The hateful thoughts of my cousin Regina played over and over in my head. Shamar’s rejection of what I wanted stirring in my mind. Glenn’s revelation and my mistreatment at work replayed time and time again. I drove to the lakefront. That is where I would find peace. I was going to hell if I was gay. That was the lesson taught to me growing up. If I took my life, I was going to hell. So my thoughts were I was going to hell, anyway. So let me speed up the process.
I parked in what I thought was a secluded spot. Second thoughts flooded my head as I glanced at the gun. I looked in my rear-view mirror for half a second. I gasp, then I blinked. And he was not there. I rubbed my eyes. I picked up the gun and put it in my lap. My feelings were I wan
