Both of them had also posted all this on LGBTQ. When Tee comes to the college, everyone is staring at him.

  Tee was very sad. When Tee comes to the class, Phoon and Akin look at him. When Tee comes to the class, all the students in the class are looking at him. Akin looks at all of them angrily.

  Akin – What are you staring at? Never seen a human before.

  Tee goes and sits between the Akin and the Phoon.

  Phoon – Hey Tee.

  Class student -1 – You’re such a scumbag, Tee. How could you disrespect the senior?

  Class student - 2 - How is he a scumbag? I think he’s right. those homes are freaks. Serves them right.

  Class student -1 – Hey, don’t be rude. They’ve done nothing to you.

  Class student - 2 - Nothing my Ass. They exposed our friend on the net.

  Akin, Phoon and Tee were listening to all this. Foon shouts loudly and speaks.

  Phoon – Hey Clam yourselves down! Tee aren’t you going to say something?

  Tee doesn't say anything and takes out his phone from his pocket and starts looking at it, Akin also looks at his phone and speaks.

  Akin – Hey Tee, You’re in big trouble!

  Phoon – What is it, Akin?

  Akin – How can you be so clam? Everything is affected. Look the university's board has found out, you know?

  Tee and Phoon were watching all this. After the class is over, Tee and Akin come to the hostel room. Akin starts doing something on the laptop and Tee gets disappointed and sits on the bed and starts looking at the phone.

  Akin – Hey Tee. Look you have done.

  Tee – What is it? so what?

  Akin - So what? Hey Tee just apologize to those two, please.

  Tee – And why is that? I’ve done nothing wrong. You know it won’t be over soon if they don’t stop.

  Akin – Hey Tee, right now I’m worried about you. Just saying sorry won’t hurt your pride. I think

  Tee – No means no. you should go back. I want to sleep. I’ve got headache.

  Akin – You know what I’m Going to buy food downstairs. Do you want anything?

  Tee – No. I’m not hungry.

  Akin – Well. I don’t know how to help you anymore. No this. No that. No nothing. You keep saying firkin “NO!” to everything. I won’t care about you anymore.

  Tee looks at Akin. Akin gets angry and starts to walk away.

  Akin – Why the hell do I even care?

  Tee is very sad because of all this and starts thinking that the Tawan enters the room immediately. Tee looks at the Tawan. Tawan looks around and then looks at Tee.

  Tawan – Are you okay?

  Tee – Guess you’ve found out. Whose side are you on? The side that hates me? Or the side that uses me disc homosexuals? But you must’ve hated me. For insulting your own kind. Today I was an outcast. All eyes on me wherever I want. I guess this is what I get for insulting you.

  Saying this, Tee stands up and starts leaving, then Tawan holds her hand.

  Tee – You’ll get infected with narrow minded disease.

  Tawan – Is there anything I can do for you?

  Tee – Can you make everyone on Earth straight? Can you, do it?

  Tawan smile and say to Tee in a polite tone.

  Tawan – I can’t. Because I’ll never stop liking man.

  Hearing this, Tee goes to the bathroom and Tawan stand there looking at him.

  The next day in the classroom.

  Teacher – Students, do you understand today’s lesson? If you have questions, come to me after class. Class dismissed.

  Saying this the teacher leaves. Tawan and Pom both were studying from the book. Pom starts teasing Tawan. Tawan was just looking at Pom.

  Pom – Hey Tawan.

  Tawan – Hmm.

  Pom - You’d better move have campus. Why do you still live with that kind of man?

  Tawan – Exactly what kind do you mean?

  Pom – You know what I mean. Just move out. Or you’ll get dragged into this mess. It’s obvious that your roommate is a troublemaker.

  Tawan – Why do I have to move out? He and I aren’t having fight.

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  Pom – That’s what I want to know. How can you live with him all this time? I’ve known from the start that he hates gays.

  Tawan – I only deal with him only when necessary.

  Pom – Does he know that you are.

  Tawan – Why are you sticking your nose into my affairs? The midterms exam. Have you prepared for it?

  Pom says smiling.

  Pom – Ouch. That hurts, man. Don’t talk about exams. Let me fully indulge in this drama first. To hell with studying!

  Tawan stands up from the class and start to leave.

  Pom- OH, where are you going? No rehearsal today?

  Tawan come to Pom smiling and speak.

  Tawan – I’m not you. I’m return to my room to study for exams.

  Pom Tawan presses the shoulder and speaks.

  Pom – Of course, Mr. ”highly responsible and hard- working” Tawan. We only have one theory test. The rest are practices. You sure are diligent, aren’t you? What a great student.

  Tawan – Yeah.

  Pom – A thumbs-up for you.

  Tawan – What thumb? I saw that!

  Pom- hmm. Take care.

  Tawan – Yeah.

  At 8 pm, Tawan comes to his room. Tee is lying on his bed scrolling on his mobile.

  Tawan brought something in a bag for Tee. Tee looks at Tawan and gets lost on the other side. Tawan places the bag on Tee's table and stands next to Tee and speaks.

  Tawan – You skipped class today too?

  Tee – Leave me alone.

  Tawan – I talked to Akin. He said you skipped Gen Ed class. I know he can answer roll calls for you. But you’ve been missing classes for a week.

  Tee was scrolling on his mobile.

  Tee – Nosy.

  Tawan – You should relearn your language. Nosy and worry have different meanings.

  Tee – You? Worry about me? I want to laugh my ass off.

  Tawan – Then laugh.

  Tee looks at Tawan and starts looking at his mobile again.

  Tawan – Anyway, let’s have dinner.

  And starts lifting Tee from the bed.

  Tee – I’m not hungry.

  Tawan – Tee, get up and eat something.

  Tee gets angry, sits down and shouts.

  Tee – I told you to leave me alone! I didn’t ask you to but me dinner. I didn’t ask you to be nice to me. Piece of shit!

  Tawan puts his bag down and grabs both of Tee's shoulders.

  Tee – What are you doing, Tawan? Let me go. Tawan let me go.

  Tawan puts his head on Tee's shoulder and starts requesting her.

  Tawan – Eat something. Please. I don’t care if you see me as gay or whatever thing you hate. But please eat something. I’m begging you.

  Tee was listening to all this quietly and becomes very sad.

  Tee – You’re begging a scumbag like me?

  Tawan lifts his head and looks Tee straight in the eye and speaks. The faces of both were very close to each other.

  Tawan – I know it’s not your fault.

  Tee – But the whole university’s branded me guilty.

  Tawan – I don’t care what people say. For me you’re innocent.

  Tee - Even though I hate gays. Even though I hate you.

  Tawan – Yes. Even though you hate me. Tee You can tell me what’s on your mind. I’ll always hear you out. I’m on your side. Please Tee. You can tell me.

  Tee takes a deep breath and says in a very sad tone.

  Tee – When I was eleven. A scumbag did something to me. He was a roofer at my dad’s resort. I saw him every day. He told me there was a football field I could play. So i followed him. Then he punched me. I was so tiny. There was no way I could fight him back.

  Hearing this, Tawan holds Tee's hand and sits on her bed. Tee had tears in her eyes while saying this.

  Tee – He tied me hands up. No matter how much I begged, he wouldn’t let me go. The memory is still vivid. That place was so filthy. You made me cum, right? But the guy who hates gays like me did that to a man when I was eleven.

  Saying this Tee starts crying.

  Tee – It was horrible. I was disgusted. Suffering. And suffocating. Tears streamed down my eyes. He also groped me. And stripped me!

  Tawan hugs her tightly and stops her from talking further.

  Tawan – That’s enough, Tee. Say no more. I am sorry. I’m sorry.

  Tee also hugs you and starts crying loudly and speaks.

  Tee - Why are you apologizing? I hate you. I hate people like you.

  Tawan also starts crying after hearing all this.

  Tawan – It’s okay to hate me.

  Tawan started to keep Tee quiet by caressing his back with his hand and was also crying himself. Here in the room next to them, Ellis was trying to listen to their conversation by putting his ear on the wall. Jun came back from the bathroom after taking a shower and wiped his head with a towel.

  Jun – When will you stop poking your nose into their affairs?

  Elis – I am worried. I thought I heard them argued just now. But they quieted down. Hey Jun. I’m worried about Tee. That damn gossip’s spread all over the campus. It’s become the talk of the town.

  Jun - So, what do you think? Do you agree with Tee?

  Elis – I don’t know. But I’m not again homosexuality. And I believe Tee’s not that kind of man. It’s true he’s foul-mouthed and blunt but he has his reasons. Should I go ask him in person?

  Jun – Before you worry about the people next door shouldn’t you worry about yourself first? How many F’s are you planning to get?

  Elis is trying to listen to the conversation between Tee and Tawan by leaning against the wall.

  Elis – OH, come on, studying is no big deal. But snooping on.

  And he smiles. Jun also smiles angrily at him.

  Elis – I mean, looking after the freshman is more important.

  And then he starts listening again by putting his ear to the wall.

  Jun – That’s enough. Time to study. And stop worrying about them.

  Jun gives him books to read. Elis looks at the books and looks at Jun. Then he looks at the books and then looks at Jun and again puts his ears against the wall and starts listening.

  Jun – Even if you don’t care about yourself, I still care for you.

  Elis – What?

  Jun – How long are you going to be like this?

  Elis – Be quiet.

  Jun looks angrily at Elis and runs away from there, and Elis puts her ears on the wall and starts listening to Tee and Tawan's words which he was not able to hear clearly.