Narrative Essay In English

Sitting in class my stomach was twisting inside me, the teacher 's voice was a dull buzz, background noise to my thoughts. Anxiety rose like bile in my throat and made it hard to breathe. I couldn 't stop thinking about it, i was finally going to tell someone. The thought of telling made my stomach nearly combust, but i had been keeping this in for far too long. The air was so hot and damp in the classroom, it only made my anxiety worse and no matter how hard i tried i couldn 't focus on the lecture, all i could hope was that the teacher didn 't pick up on how i haven 't been listening since the second the class started. It was only second period and i felt like i was going insane, i had to wait till the end of the day to talk to my best …show more content…
His house always had a very subtle scent to it, it was a good smell but i could never put my finger on it. The best way to describe it was welcoming and warm. I walked into his room like always slipped off my shoes and fell on his bed. I had never been in great shape so i almost always needed to sit down when we got to his house. Cody playfully threw his bag at me making me laugh before he went to go scavenge for food in the fridge. I laid down on his bed and felt completely at ease, his blankets were so soft they felt like clouds. Cody shouted from the other room that we were going to eat cold pizza because he had a tupperware container full of it. I got up because of course i had to see that with my own eyes. Sure enough cody was standing in the fridge with a tupperware container filled with pizza, a slice already in his mouth. I laughed again and took a piece from him. “What was it you needed to tell me about?” he asked through a mouthful of pizza. I swallowed hard and told him i 'd tell him after pizza, he made a face at me but said …show more content…
Eventually i got up and went back to his room to check my phone that i had left in my bag. He followed me in and jumped on his bed, i jumped on with him and pushed him out of the way so i had enough room. “Okay girl so we 're not eating anymore so you have to tell me now” he said in a matter of fact voice. My stomach knotted up and i regretted how much pizza i had eaten just moments ago. I took a deep breath,”okay i so you can 't look at me when i tell you or i 'm not gonna be able to say it”. “Umm okay” he laughed and turned around. My heart was pounding and i felt like i was going to throw up. It was finally time, and i couldn 't tell if i was terrified to tell or if i was excited, maybe a little bit of both. I gripped the edge of his bed digging my nails into those soft blankets, and took a deep breath in. “i 'm gay” i said barely above a whisper. I had finally said it, tears welled in my eyes from the shock of saying it out loud, and the anticipation of what Cody would say. There was a brief pause of silence before he spoke. “Thats awesome, i can 't believe you were so scared to tell me!” he said and hugged me. I no longer felt anxious, i felt strong and euphoric, i felt so sure in myself but most importantly