The snow has melted away and the sun came out on this beautiful day. The feeling of the depressing winter has vanished and I can feel the cool breeze of spring creeping in slowly. I pulled up to the parking lot of my old high school to see a friend who I have not seen since my graduation day. She was waiting for me at the door dressed in very bright colors to express the happiness she has inside of her. When I looked at her she had a very welcoming smile and looked like she was ready to tell me all of the fun things she is doing before leaving off to college. We walked into the school and many memories came back to me since the day I entered that school. I had a feeling over coming me and telling me that I was back home. It felt really good and I saw her pull out her senior wear and she was so excited to wear it and she truly reminded me of the wait I waited for so long and now it is over and I am in college. But, the four year wait was the best and I enjoyed every moment of it. We walked over to the cafeteria and went into the courtyard and talked about all of the good times that we had. The courtyard was relaxing because of the sun rushing in and the sounds of the lively birds chirping. We did a bit of talking and began to talk about what I was there for. Gay rights and treatment of these people was very important to my friend. Her two best friends are gay and had a secret relationship. I asked her, “When did you find out?” she said that when we were together hanging out one night they just told her the truth. Then I asked, “What did you feel?” she said, “I could not believe that they were hiding this from me”. She included that she was shocked but of course she accepted her two best friends and did not care one bit. Then I asked her, “How long was it a secret for?” and she said how they began to get really sick of hiding in the dark from the world and they decided to tell people. She said all the people they told took it like it was any relationship and did not seem to have anything against them. Then I asked, “When did they tell their parents?” she said not to long after and included that one of the boy’s parents did not accept the fact that their son is gay. I asked her again, “What happened?” and she said that his parents always gave him a cold shoulder and were against him on every choice he made. His father was the one that really kept telling his son that what he is doing is very wrong and everyone is going to talk about him in a very bad way. When they met his boyfriend his parents began to constantly tell him he was a bad influence and even his own twin brother did not help stand up for him in any situation. She told me that they soon got to talk to a school counselor to get this issue settled and his parents finally accepted their son but sometimes they do not seem too happy with what their son is doing. She told me that she was not allowed to go over his house because his parents are convinced that she is also a bad influence and is out to hurt her best friend. She told me that she could not understand how everyone was supportive and understanding but not his own family. Sometimes it is not society who is hurting you but the people you have known your whole life. They are having a hard time understanding and are not helping you get off this emotional rollercoaster. This boy has struggled very much and his only supports are his closest friends and not his immediate family. She told me that she always tells him to stay strong and not let anyone hurt him no matter what.
I was not able to take pictures at the interview spot but this
photo has many meanings that you would want to mean. As
for me it shows the pathway out of the darkness that you
might be living in and do not be scared to hide it, especially
if it has to do with what other people think.
The sun is settling and everything is going to be alright and
When darkness falls upon you, you need to find a way out of it
and do not care about what others think. You are what you want
to be not what others do.
