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Somewhere Under The Rainbow

An unusual coming of age tale about coming out

By XPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 2 min read
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Somewhere Under The Rainbow
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No one knew exactly when Mike arrived, nor from where, but his arrival became well known and spread like wildfire to nearby towns.

The Stansons, Mike's family, kept to themselves most of the time.

He was fascinated by them, especially Mike.

The Stanson's property took up half the block. Their place used to belong to the mayor of their town. Toby watched as Mike did impressive physical feats across their lawn. He was pretty sure that Mike was a gymnast.

Toby used to do gymnastics for several years, but never took it seriously. He started playing soccer and baseball, then eventually focused all his attention on baseball.

He was one of the best at his school and was pretty sure that he would make the varsity team that year. Watching Mike made him miss gymnastics. He used to love doing somersaults and the degree of control he had over his body.

Mike's body was in impeccable condition and his face was beautifully androgynous. Toby found himself getting aroused while watching Mike.

Alicia was getting ready to start college that fall and although he wanted to tell her all that was going on with him, he felt anxious that she would figure out that he was gay before he was ready to tell anyone.

Autumn flew by for Toby. There were many nights where he stayed up late wondering what to do about his feelings. Mike's birthday was coming

Then he smiled.

The mood was lightened, but Toby was still uncertain as to what was to come. He didn't mean to blurt out that he loved Mike, but he couldn't keep it inside any longer.

They had so much fun, had such great conversations and seemed to be very comfortable with one another in ways he'd never imagined he'd be with anyone.

He did not want to wait any longer and was determined to start the new year without this weight on his chest.

Mike sat up completely, opened his eyes wide, relaxed them and turned to Toby saying, "There's something I've been wanting to tell you as well."

Toby could hardly stand it.

He was sure now that Mike was going to tell him that he was in love with him too when Mike said, "I am intersex."

Toby had never heard the term before and wondered if it meant that Mike was bisexual. They spent the next few hours talking about what it meant for him to be intersex.

Mike told Toby about him being born with a vagina and how doctors tried to convince his parents to raise him as a girl. Mike explained how it affected his mother, who left the family 3 years ago.

She could not deal with Mike reaching puberty, looking like a male and having a vagina, especially when he started menstruating.

Toby's mind was reeling when Mike said, "Let's get some rest and talk about this more tomorrow." He lightly chuckled and added, "or rather later on today."

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