Chapter 4Two Months Ago
For a while, Julian could avoid the bathrooms at school. He soon realized, though, that even if he could avoid the stalls, he would still have to face his demons inside the locker room for gym class. The first few weeks of school, gym class had been stuck inside the health offices, going over safety procedures and basic s*x education. Julian learned to appreciate that boring time under fluorescent lights, knowing it was a matter of time before he would really have to face parts of himself—and alone, without even Aiden to distract him after school.
Julian had tried texting Aiden a few times after their blowup in the hallway. Small messages like “hey” or an inside joke, nothing too big. When nearly all of the messages started to bounce back, Julian figured Aiden had
