The daily serial fictional based on Chicago's Boystown neighborhood: Boystown series by Danny Bernardo

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6. Back To School

Brandon and Teena watched the classroom door with bated breath. Alex nervously fidgeted and bit his nails. Finally, right as the final bell rang at 3 PM, Mr. Parker opened the door. The GSA cheered. "I missed you guys!" Charlie said, giving them a hug as they filtered in greetings. As Alex reache

6. Back To School
Brandon and Teena watched the classroom door with bated breath. Alex nervously fidgeted and bit his nails. Finally, right as the final bell rang at 3 PM, Mr. Parker opened the door. The GSA cheered.

"I missed you guys!" Charlie said, giving them a hug as they filtered in greetings. As Alex reached the top of the receiving line, Charlie turned away abruptly. "So there's been a lot of gay drama lately but after all is said and now, I'm cleared and fit and ready to go."

"Is Robbie going to be okay? Is he coming back?" asked Teena.

"Well, he got taken out of his home and put into foster care. Who knows if those parents will be able to afford this school. But I guess that's the good thing to come out of this: Robbie is now out of his abusive home."

"Are you here to stay?" asked Brandon.

"They'll have to drag me out kicking and screaming," Charlie said and the group cheered. "Now... I believe last time I was here, we were talking about community outreach... "

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"I'm so glad you're back!" Alex said as he chased after Charlie down the hall.

"Alex, my responsibility to you ended the second the activities bell rang. With all due respect, I have nothing to say to you."

"Do you still think I was the one who took that picture of you and Robbie?"

"Who else could it have been?"

"Lots of people. We've butted heads a bunch, Mr. Parker, but I would never want all this drama... "

Charlie stopped in his tracks and looked at Alex. "Word of advice," Charlie said. "If you want less drama then stop fucking making drama." And he was out the front door. Alex stood in the hallway for a moment full of indignance before realizing that the only he could do to clear his good name was find the person (or persons) responsible for the picture and turn them in.

Gay-teen-Veronica Mars is totes on the case.

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