Liam: The last time was after school that day we did the English thing together. Even then, our conversation lasted like two minutes.
Curtis: What did she say?
Liam: Nothing much. I apologised, and she said she had to go.
Curtis: I keep thinking about Elizabeth and Melanie.
Liam: Why??
Curtis: Because of everything you said on the sailboat about me playing with their emotions and even being a cheater.
Liam: You know I don't think that now.
Curtis: Yeah, but still. I'm so embarrassed about how I dealt with everything. The end of my first proper relationship is a disaster, so how am I meant to have a good relationship in the future?
Liam: I think you can.
Liam: And you dealt with Kennedy pretty well, IMO. Better than I did anyway.
Liam: And I was the one who kissed you first.
Liam: And you and Kennedy were already broken up. You didn't cheat.
Curtis: Still, I don't know. I don't understand my own emotions.
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Liam: I have a question.
Curtis: Yeah?
Liam: It might seem kind of dumb, and I should have asked you this a while ago, but I always thought you were straight. But then, you know, everything happened.
Liam: You don't have to talk about this if you don't want to.
Curtis: No, it's fine.
Curtis: I always kind of knew that I liked guys, too. I always noticed attractive guys and there have been guys I've had crushes on, but I didn't realise it.
Liam: I might be jealous.
Curtis: Well, they were people like my year 6 primary school teacher hahaha. And cartoon characters on TV. I always had dreams about guys. I also kissed a guy once, but we pretended it didn't mean anything.
Liam: Okay, I am jealous.
Curtis: The point is, I guess when you kissed me, I didn't freak out.
Liam: I see.
Curtis: How did you know you were gay?
Liam: It's kind of similar where I kind of knew since I was young and had crushes on boys in my class and in movies, but I only figured it out in year 8.
Curtis: And now you're… out?
Liam: I guess? I'll tell people if they ask me, but I never did a big coming-out thing. I told my parents, though. And Kennedy and my friends.
Curtis: This is kind of random, but why did you kiss me?
