My mother used to say that just when you thought the world’s surprises were over, they’d pop back up again. Hearing that Malcolm was gay was a surprise I had never expected. It’s crazy how you can know someone for years and still know so little about them…
“Oh, Malcolm, why didn’t you tell me?” I asked, hugging him tightly. In all the time I knew him, he had never even given hints that he could be gay.
“I was scared to because I didn’t know how you’d react. My parents, for one thing, did not react well; they were beyond upset, actually. See, they don’t understand what I’m going through, and neither can you,” he said, sighing and sitting down on his bed.
“You’re right that I can’t fully understand what you’re going through, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t try. Come on, let’s take a
