Against The Fire
Their world, every hope, dream, and expectation, felt like it had just crumbled.
“My God,” she whispered.
But the shock hadn’t finished with them yet.
Mr. Carter’s phone, now face down on the ground, began to buzz again. The caller ID lit up the screen. Cynthia was calling.
Mrs. Carter looked at it and hesitantly answered, putting it on speaker.
“Ma’am,” Cynthia’s voice came sharp and cold, “I need to ask you something. Is it true what they’re saying? Is Adrian gay?”
Both parents stared at the phone, too stunned to speak, as a new wave of fear settled in.
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