I remember my college graduation (barely). Compared to some celebrations you might find in many stories written (such as mine), there was no drunken all-nighter for me. Coming from a Christian family ... nope.
But I do remember the scary decision of "What now?" I didn't have anything lined up. I had to make a decision of where to live! My parents moved towns while I was in college, so I didn't have any real connections to the new town — and it was small. I was fairly familiar with the nearest big city, so that was an option. But there was another city in a different state that seemed to offer more. As fate would have it, all aligned and set me on my journey into adulthood. It would be nine years until I accepted who I really was. But things got continually better, and I rarely regretted any decisions I made.
Trent is at all sorts of crossroads.
Read Trent's graduation (Chapter 17) here.
If you have read this chapter, you know a big change has come at the end. I can recall that time for me as well. I was much older than Trent, but ... parents.
I hope you are enjoying this story of Trent's transition from college life to the real world. It's just getting ready to take off in all new ways. Enjoy the ride.
I could relate to Trent's surprise. While he had come out to her previously, still putting your first boyfriend in front of a parent is scary. I remember that I worried about it for so long, but once it was done, you could get that second sense of relief.
ReplyDeleteHas Trent blocked out what happened with Detrell? I was surprised that he didn’t tell Mike about it when he told him about Lance. But then I thought it seems as though in the past chapter or so that he hasn’t mentioned it as much so I considered the possibility that he might have been gradually blocking that experience from his conscious mind.
ReplyDeleteMy coming out didn’t go anything like this, but the anxiety was there just as much. I was forced out sooner than I was ready for because I didn’t erase my browser history, but it all worked out by the end of the day. But there for several hours I was in a sustained panic attack
I could imagine. It's hard for any of us to know when we are "ready." However, there is always that sense that it is "over." No matter how you must deal with it, that weight is now gone.
DeleteYou posted your comment about Trent coming clean just seconds before my recent post. Rest assured, the Detrell incident isn't swept under the rug.