Chapter four: Carter Li:

-Carter-

I knew this would happen. She’s no good for Ben. Women are evil like that. What Ben and I had was perfect. Sure he liked girls, but we were still perfect. It had been him and me for a long time. We first met when we were six years old. Even then I had the feeling that I was gay. I didn’t know the exact word for it, but I knew that I stood out. Most of the kids in our class ignored us. Ben was different.

Ben didn’t care if I was gay or not. He just saw me as a person. We started out as just friends. He was straight and I was gay. I didn’t expect anything out of our friendship. I chuckled to myself. Funny how high school and hormones change everything. The more I hung around with Ben in high school, the more I fell in love with him. Sadly, I knew that he would never love me. I was okay with this. I didn’t let it bother me. Ben could have all of the girlfriends he wanted. He always came back to me in the end. I was happy with this.

Then she came along and ruined everything.

He wouldn’t stop talking about her. What’s so great about that skank? She practically has every man doing her behind Ben’s back. He’s too good for her. I slammed my fist against the stall wall.

“Fuck that whore!” I shouted.

“Do you mind?” a guy asked in the stall next door.

“Shut up, will ya?” I asked. “I’m having a personal crisis here!”

“Whatever,” he said. I sighed and leaned against the wall. Why, Ben, why? Why did it have to be her?! I buried my head in my hands. I wish that there was something to stop this wedding.

“My bride has run away!” I heard my Ben shout. I lifted my head with big eyes. Did I hear that right just now? Did that whore really run away? It came slowly, but I ended squealing aloud and dancing around in the stall like an idiot.

“Yes!” I shouted. “Ben is free of that skank!” Once I calmed down, I stepped out of the bathroom to check things out.