"My friend said the party would be lit.
"Instead I was practically roasted. Yes, the party was really cool - loud music, free booze and everyone skimpily dressed.
"And when someone started Truth or Dare, I didn't skip a beat. I chose Dare. And confidently kissed Angie It was no different from what we had done hundreds of times. Only difference this was public, infront of family and friends. Everything went eerily quiet.
"And with everyone screaming my name, I stammered, trying to speak my truth, stuttered, almost. But the noise buried my voice
"Freak...is all I heard. Shoga, came closer. A plastic bottle hit Angie. I wasn't so lucky coz a bottle of red wine hit my forehead, spilling its content a over my black dress.
"Its been several months now. We moved out of town. Got ourselves new jobs and a one bedroom apartment. Angie is my world. My strength. My everything.
"We love the quiet. The anonymity. No one to bother us, ask us irrelevant questions. We walk home after work, sometimes holding hands when in a deserted ally. Sometimes stealing a kiss in the dark.
"And I sometimes thank my friends for outing me by force. It gave me an opening to be me, to see myself for who I was. To live my life without feeling awkward
"And right now, I feel alive, totally at peace with myself."